All Forum Posts by: Leslie Cunningham

Hey @Leslie Cunningham

Fellow house hacker and former travel nurse here. 

I'd say your best strategy would be for a furnished rental either listing on Furnished Finder, Airbnb 30+ day stays, VRBO, or some of the other listing sites. 

Most travel nurses are looking for a safe place convenient to the hospital they will be working at. Many are not looking to rent a shared room from my experience. I think this strategy can still work if you have an ADU or maybe a separate living area with private entrance.

I think a competitive price for travel nurses would range between $1600-2k per month. Travel nurses wages have gone down significantly, while still having to pay duplicate living expenses (primary residence and travel residence). Most travel nurses are on a budget. Sometimes you'll find a travel nurse with a travel companion or two coming together, so you can rent a property for more. However, they will most certainly want a private space. 

There really isn't anyway to contact hospitals or travel agencies to get direct housing, because I would say 99% of travel nurses take the per diem stipends and do not take company provided housing. 

I hope this insight helps. Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

-Ant

 During the pandemic I did MYR for travel nurses, not for the $ but because of a lack of accommodations by a small community hospital. They were major drama queens, I fixed their cars, fed their dogs, shuttled them around etc. They were very sloppy and lazy at the house. That being said they were some of the nicest most caring people I ever met. They paid on time (ate my food  lol) and still stay in touch. I would never do it again.

@Leslie Cunningham this is such a specific niche that it might be hard to find someone that specializes in it.  Usually, mid-term leases are a reasonable option for people in this profession but there are so many other professions/needs that most people probably don't target that worker specifically.  Is there a reason why you just wanted travel nurses to rent out your home?