Medium term rental demand and vacancy

[David Zimmer]

I'm reading 30 Day Stay and am considering renting my 2/2.5 townhouse as a MTR. It is close (2-3 miles) to the hospital, downtown and the two universities in town. I've looked at the Furnished Finder stats (below) but am not sure how I could determine what kind of vacancy and demand I could expect. I've compared these stats to a nearby similar city (Gainesville) and the stats don't differ too much. One observation is the number of private units there is 5, where in my city there are 22. Obviously there are a whole lot of factors, but maybe people here have some additional recommendations. Thanks!