As a family we do the same, but never in the US, we've been caught in a couple of scams the same as this article, fortunately when we were traveling for business not as a family, but still.
AirBnB in Australia, Japan & the UK has never been a problem for me. The USA has a 50% scam rate so far.
AirBnB in Australia, Japan & the UK has never been a problem for me. The USA has a 50% scam rate so far.