Triangle's Airbnb business is booming

Hershberger is not alone.

Residents of North Carolina made almost $97 million with Airbnb last year. As expected, about 20 percent of that came from listings in Asheville, N.C., but the Triangle is also bringing in the dollars, according to new figures released recently.

"People who are coming to stay while they figure out where they are going to live permanently," she said. "Considering the housing market the way it is, we had an opportunity and we provided the best space because they can live in our neighborhood and can talk to people who know about Durham.”

Airbnb has been a controversial topic in the city of Raleigh recently.

Last fall, the Raleigh City Council tried to move forward with regulations, but they didn't have the votes. That makes the future uncertain for those renting out rooms in the city.