That company came out right during the height of the recession when people really needed extra money, and that maybe helped people overcome their objection to renting out their own home to a stranger.
この企業が創業したのは 不況のどん底の時期で 副収入を必要とした人が 「誰も他人に自宅の空部屋を貸さない」 という壁を乗り越えられたのかも しれません