Furnished Finder does make it tricky since you need separate profiles for each room, but platforms like Apartments.com or Airbnb might work better if you're aiming for full-house rentals or structured by-the-room arrangements.If you decide to rent to multiple individuals:Tenant Screening: Screen each tenant thoroughly to ensure they’re reliable and responsible.Clear Communication: Introduce potential tenants to one another Detailed Agreements: Use separate leases for each tenant and specify shared vs. private spaces, utilities, and maintenance responsibilities.House Rules: Create clear, written house rules to prevent misunderstandings.Inventory Tracking: Document everything in the home (furniture, appliances, etc.) to avoid disputes about damage or missing items.Also, market your property with its flexibility in mind—like proximity to hospitals for traveling nurses or universities for graduate students.

Other additional expenses include smart locks for all rooms once a week house keeping and furniture.

Originally posted by @Ginger Harrison:Hi Anne,  I have only one guest house that I just had built on to my house and my Tenant is doing the same thing,  meanwhile she has brand new furniture and parties. 

I'm an LP in 24 retail big box centers, we just lost 3 Conns Home stores out of 174 closing in 15 states plus closing their 280 Badcocks furniture and more stores too.

Furniture. 

.- You close on December 10th- The property is in great shape and does not need any significant repairs- It only needs some paint touch-up and changing a couple of broken fixtures, which you do yourself- You spend the next week buying furniture, electronics and supplies and installing/arranging everything yourself- You also roll up your sleeves and scrub the toilets and sinks and appliances- You put it on AirBnB/VRBO and have your first guest renting it for the 3 days of Christmas- You second guest rents it for the following weekend and leaves before NYE- You personally clean and restock the place between these two guestsCongrats!

I mean it's CA for heaven sake :)   By the way our most recent couch purchase was a lovely piece of furniture built by the Amish. https://ssc.ca.gov/forms_pubs/hog/Are you saying the earthquake stuff is the reasoning for the timber construction vs masonry? 

To start I made sure that I found a majority of my furniture from locally sourced companies such as thrift stores, Facebook marketplace, mom-and-pop shops, and so on because I felt if I'm going to do this right I want to support the local community I am investing into. 

Furnitured finder is great for finding professional traveler and I like apartments.com because of their payment setup if free for the tenants and myself.

I find it more helpful to track on my total cash into the deal (inclusive of furniture, amenities, etc), so cash on cash and monthly net cash flow are the two metrics I find are most informative when I'm looking at a purchase.