JAKARTA -- While it has been around for decades in Indonesia, the long-stay room rental business has never been a lucrative venture or drawn much investment interest.
Historically, it is a way for older people to earn additional income by renting out spare bedrooms -- known locally as indekost or kost -- usually to university students or local workers, who would live with fellow room-renters, sharing facilities like a toilet, kitchen and living room.
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