The San Francisco home of the Democratic presidential nominee is for rent on Airbnb.
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Kamala Harris’ former San Francisco home, which she owned when she was a district attorney, is being offered for sale on Airbnb.
A software engineer bought the apartment in 2021 and now rents it on Airbnb for about $6,000 (around 5,369 euros) per month.
Recently, venture capitalist Lata Setty rented out the property to host a discussion event.
This is a machine translation of an article from our US colleagues at Business Insider. It was automatically translated and reviewed by a real editor.
Twenty years ago, living in a modest one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, Kamala Harris might have dreamed of one day running for president.
Last week, a group of Harris supporters gathered in the same apartment, now rented through Airbnb, to watch her first debate as the Democratic candidate, according to a New York Times report.
Before she hit the national spotlight, Harris bought the one-bedroom condo in 2004 for $489,000, according to an old Zillow listing.
Harris served as the city’s district attorney from 2004 to 2011. She served as California’s attorney general and then as a senator. She sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 but dropped out. Joe Biden chose her as his running mate later that year.
In 2021, software engineer Zhengtao Ji, who calls himself David, paid $860,000 (around 769,000 euros) for the apartment to use as an investment property, but he did not learn until late in the process that Harris was the seller, according to the Times.
Ji has listed the apartment on Airbnb with a minimum stay of 30 nights and advertises the “fantastic opportunity to live in the home formerly owned by Vice President Kamala Harris.”
He even put up a memorial wall with photos from her career, including the day she was sworn in as vice president, the ad said.
The short-term rental costs about $6,000 (around 5,369 euros) for a minimum stay of 30 nights and is currently available for the month of October, according to the Airbnb listing.
The apartment is largely unadorned, with plain beige walls and simple blue and white furniture. The outdoor terrace is only big enough for a table and one chair.
That didn’t stop at least one Harris supporter from booking the house.
The Times reports that venture capitalist Lata Setty booked Harris’ former home last month and is using the space as an informal meeting place to support the campaign.
Setty served South Indian dishes to guests as they watched Harris’ debate with former President Donald Trump, the Times said.
Setty, a former lawyer and intellectual property agent, is the founder of How Women Invest Funds I & II, which according to Pitchbook Invest money in the financial services, energy and information technology sectors.
The Times reported that Setty called Harris a “rock star” while speaking to other supporters at the debate party.
Harris has homes on both coastspossessedincluding a home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles and a condo in downtown Washington, DC. She currently resides at the official residence of the Vice President: the Naval Observatory in DC.
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