Six month, furnished rental. Is that a thing?

[Anthony Conrad]

I’m buying a cabin in a semi private lake community to use as a vacation home. I’d love to offset some of my costs by using as a rental. The community by laws state no rentals for less than a six month lease though. I’m thinking students or corporate housing but everything I can find tends to be 90 days or less. This is about 30 min outside of Cincinnati, OH. Is there a market for six month furnished rentals?

[Rebecca Sequeira]

You might check out websites that cater to travelling nurses, like furnishedfinder.com.  A friend of mine recently listed a property on there and has quickly rented it for 3 months to someone that is on a temporary work assignment to start up a hotel.  You can post your minimum stay requirement.  Most of the listings I saw on there were 30 day minimum, but you could always set a 6 month minimum and see what happens.    I know several folks who own airbnb properties and they often get folks staying for longer time frames.  The real challenge for you will be getting that 6 month rental to coincide with the months you aren't using it.