Short-term nurse rental

[Kristin Swineford]

Is anyone familiar with short-term rentals specifically marketed to traveling nurses?

Have a house that will be ready to rent in the spring 2022 and trying to get ahead of how to advertise and manage in such a niche market.

[Chase Lowry]

I know that there is an app/software that will provide your listing to traveling nurses but I do not know the name. I recommend contacting the local hospitals directly, what's the worst they're going to say?

[Troy DeLong]

@Kristin Swineford check out www.TravelNurseHousing.com

It'll vary between the travel agency booking rentals for the nurse, or the nurses booking themselves. You could always reach out to the booking agencies (if you can find who they are) and try to get on their "list". 

Travel nurses are high turnover, so if you worked out a deal with the agency and offered a lower rent, they could help ensure your vacancy rate is as small as possible (if not zero). 

Travel nurses want as LITTLE as possible to do when it comes to the actual 'move in'. Keeping the units semi-furnished and utilities in your name will ensure these travel nurses have as little to worry about as possible when moving in, since they only stay for several months at a time. Just build the utilities (internet included) into your rent price. 

Hope this helps!

[JJ P.]

My daughter is a nurse, and she uses Furnished Finder.  

[Alecia Loveless]

@Kristin Swineford I’ve done a lot of extended stays through local businesses either weeks or months at a time. My guests wanted ease of use and internet that worked all over the house, porch, and yard, and a well stocked kitchen.

As I had an unconventional bed and breakfast I lived onsite too but rarely if ever saw my guests. I often found they were too lazy to look for things and would discover at times 5 containers of Cumin or 3 bottles of very expensive used once olive oils from the gourmet section of the grocery store. Future guests only benefited from these purchases!

I’d recommend calling the HR department of the hospital or any large local companies that are headquartered near you as they often have travelers.

[Jonathon Hunt]

I am listing on FurnishedFinder.com

[Sergey Tkachev]

As others have mentioned, FurnishedFinder is a go-to for travel nurses. I'd also list on AirBnB as a 30+ day stay, you're likely to pick up traffic there as well and it will be a way for you to gauge which platform brings more business in your area.

[Jeff Gold]

@Sergey Tkachev, @Jonathon Hunt 

@Kristin Swineford where are your investments that are catering to traveling nurses?

[Sergey Tkachev]

@Jeff Gold Sacramento

[Jeff Gold]

@Sergey Tkachev what area in Sacramento? Are they typically sharing a larger place with one another or are the mostly one bedroom places?

[Carmella Lombardi]

@Kristin Swineford keep us updated I’m curious too!

[Victor Baquero]

Are you renting by the room or the whole home to the travel nurses? I have a duplex near Kaiser North in Sacramento. Would be ideal to rent to travel nurses. I have not pulled the trigger however on doing mid-term rentals. 

[Michael Williams]

You could register your property on "Travelnursehousing.com", I haven't used their service. You could also post your listing at the local hospitals in the area, UC Davis, Kaiser, etc. 

[Sergey Tkachev]

@Jeff Gold there is a group of us here in various parts of town, closer to hospitals is a plus but not necessary (since Sacramento is fairly to get around). 1 bedrooms and studios work best as you get the highest rent/sq ft with smaller units and they provide the most privacy/personal space, 2-3 bedrooms can work as well but may not rent as quickly as a smaller space at a lower price point. A lot of it is trial and error, sometimes a location that you don't expect to perform well can surprise you.