My Experience With Furnished Finder As A Landlord

[@dedesharon9999]

Thank you for sharing. I'm strongly considering this as an option!

[@Real.Estate.Report]

This is a very realistic goal with the amount of hustle that you have! I love it. Also, thank you for your service as a nurse especially over this past year.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you so much 🙏🏽 yes, I hope to make it in 💪🏽

[@sharonkduford2381]

Thank you! I appreciate the information from a Landlord's point of view!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank u!

[@millirock8482]

This was just the video I needed to come across! Thank you for the motivation!

[@xmangel6052]

Me too. I need to Fill my extra room with a Tenant/roommate!

[@sharonbeatty8047]

Appreciated the detail on screening the tenant thru furnished finders

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you Sharon!

[@RichardGoddard]

Great goal and I really hope you manage to hit your goal within 10 years! 👍

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

i hope so too! thank you for watching!

[@hellojuneau8917]

This is a goal of mine! So happy I found your channel. With that attitude you’ll reach your goal in no time

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thanks so much!

[@cedriccorpuz2775]

Thanks much all the best to you and your future success !

[@jo-annseagraves5745]

Thank you , You answered my questions this is what I need to move forward.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Yay! Glad it helped!

[@susanrusso3810]

This was a very helpful video. Thank you from a new landlord.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Im glad you found it helpful!! 😊

[@lurodriguez1]

Thank you so much for your video! Just shared my room on this website. Excited to see what the turn out will be. Best of luck on your journey!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thanks for watching! I’m excited for you!

[@reinebekono1443]

did you get booked?

[@bmanscire]

This is great! Thank you

[@catherineturner3174]

Thank you. Very informative. You inspire me.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you so much!!

[@Shaboiyoungslippy]

Thank you for posting this video! I love to hear that you're flooded with requests from nurses!! We're going to rent out within the next 6 months and this info helps out a ton!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

That’s exciting! Looking forward to hear your experience!

[@TJ-th9hw]

Hi Amer- Just came across your channel. My sister is a nurse as well. Thank you for all that you do for our communities. Thank you for publicly sharing your goal of being financially free in ten years. It’s been two years since you’ve posted this video, I hope things are going very well for you. All the best!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Hey tj! Thank you for your kind words! I know it’s been 2 years since then and I haven’t really given update yet, but lots of things happened that I wanna share, looks like I’m still on track despite some hiccups along the way. Stay tuned!

[@msrd2015]

Hi nurse Amer, I’m also a RN in LA and have been looking into furnished finders for my spare bedroom to rent to other RNs. Thank you for this valuable information!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I’m so glad you found this helpful!! ❤️

[@vikkihenderson4780]

Im considering renting a couple of my rooms out to traveling nurses and I found you to be very informative. Thank you,

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you vikki! I appreciate that! And happy listing!

[@h2oyah]

Such a great journey. I can't wait to see what happens!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Stay tuned! thanks for watching!

[@KidCity1985]

Thank you! Looking to learn more about self management.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you so much! Will upload some more videos soon!

[@HudsonWallbank]

Awesome video, thank you! Best of luck for your financial freedom goal.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you!

[@1Skeptik1]

Thanks for sharing! I own a lovely 2/2/1 only minutes from the Gulf Coast near Tampa Fl. For the moment I am doing OK as a VRBO and I plan to list with furnished finders in August. Regards!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Exciting! Pls let us know how that goes!

[@AurelieVe]

So proud of you Amer!

[@timothywebster5529]

This was very informative and helpful!!!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I'm so glad!

[@andyjmozer]

Had to watch at 1.5x speed, but good perspective on Furnished Finder. I am apprehensive of that $99 fee as well. Can you make a video showing the landlord interface of furnished finder?

[@cynthia6919]

Thank you. Very helpful!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OliviaCo]

Congratulations on your goal to financial freedom and for finding the app to get a good renter.

[@vidamarie7600]

This was very informative, Thanks

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrystalsolis3327]

Thanks for the tips! Furnished finders seems like a more viable option than rental companies. At least if you don't mind shorter term renters

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Agree! Thank u for watching!

[@kimkitty3914]

Too expensive tho

[@snappyjohn9122]

$100 is not expensive

[@riccaroesadi5741]

Great recs! Thanks!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you for watching!

[@trbay2112]

Salamat sa inspiration po. We are into real estate as well and wife is an RN as well.. More power to you..

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Salamat! It is worth it!

[@christophervazquez2342]

Wow, I never knew about furnished finder’s! I have to check it out when I buy property and hope to rent it out.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Good luck on purchasing your next property! Thanks for watching!

[@edantes2008]

Great content on this video, thank you for posting it.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Appreciate that!!

[@Vega23]

Thank you We are new to FF and this was helpful

[@successwithstacee9290]

Fantastic video!! I've never heard of furnished finders may may try it out instead of AIR bnb.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Yes, I found it better than Airbnb just bec there arent any extra fees involved. thanks for watching!

[@sandyrose2398]

FF is the Best Site to find travellers.

[@rachelle5284]

Very helpful Currently using thank you

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Glad it helped!

[@Cobleck90]

Go Amer!!!! You're an inspiration! -Alina

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you!!!

[@MiraMira0ntheWall]

So helpful. Thank you

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thank you so much!!

[@RVC8]

Thank you. Great info. Do you need to create an LLC for the room rental. What about house rules and policies. Thank you sooooo much... *** Planning to rent out one room.

[@TochukwuOdoh-wx8mt]

Great information.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Glad you think so!

[@444PetroTheTanker]

Thanks a million

[@susanball8961]

nice thank you.

[@jacintablackmon6547]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I wanted to ask, what type of insurance do you have to have on your home to us it as corporate housing? Do you add on a landlord policy to your existing policy?

[@ChiTalkaDJedi9]

great video info, thx U!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wealthandwellnesswithGrace]

I just started the midterm rental and going through furnished finder…

[@FelipePereiraFP]

Good job!! 9 years left for Financial Independence, LET’S GO!!! 😃

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thanks so much! Let’s GOOO!!

[@blessedgarciaclan1371]

Thank you for the informative video and best of luck on your 10 year plan. You mentioned that the background check is payed by the tenant, is this something you charge them once you decide to rent to them, how does that part work? Thanks for your response. I just listed my unit on furnished finders and I'm getting all my ducks in order so any more info would be greatly appreciated.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Thanks so much! Yes, once you made the choice of who you want to rent it to, you can run that background check for final check verification. On KeyCheck.com, you just need to enter their name and email, and they’ll send your potential tenant an email to pay for the background check. They’ll then process the background check once the tenant pays for it, and you will be receiving the report via email.

[@sandyrose2398]

FF has a FREE link to screen travellers. Since they're travel nurses/healthcare providers - they're screened by their staffing agencies and/or hospitals/medical facilities they'll be working at. You could also ask for a copy of their signed/dated contract (with salary and personal information blacked out.) I recommend u google their name(s) to see what information is on-line.

[@yvonneoy3124]

@@sandyrose2398 Hello. What does FF mean?

[@irinabalan5099]

@@yvonneoy3124 Furnished Finder

[@sciencebae]

Thanks for sharing! I’m apprehensive about paying the fee also. Afraid I’ll pay and won’t get booked. I’m used to Airbnb. You gave me confidence to pull the trigger. I’m in Atlanta. What city did you list your property in? Also, how did you decide how much to charge? How confident are about tenants paying rent on time?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I’m in the LA county. Is your property around multiple hospitals? I was looking on Craigslist and Zillow on how much a one bedroom and one bath costs that are kinda similar to that, then factor in the utilities, plus the fact that it’s furnished and good for short term lease.

[@sandyrose2398]

It's only $99/yr (make sure ur post shows "Not to Renew Automatically." Otherwise, next year, it automatically renews. If ur successful at renting out ur room(s) - you'll want it to renew. Check out the posts on FF to see what others are charging in ur area - and u could determine a fair rent - be sure not to charge too much, since travellers may not respond. Travellers are professionals - who work long hours - and they do pay the RENT.

[@JSRDesign23]

@@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722 how long did you have to wait for booking request after you listed your property? Im in LA county also.

[@derekmoody1358]

​@@sandyrose2398 i am confused. What do you mean by " they dont pay the RENT"? Thanx in advance for clarifying

[@crystaluncharted8366]

Thank you Just posted my first apartment. And was wondering about Furnish finder screening of my tenants, as well as how do you accept your payment from your tenants? And how are you doing thus far. Id loved to chat with you lol possibly?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I have a separate video about screening tenants! Congrats on posting your first apartment!

[@victoriousvkw]

Thanks 💖

[@TimewithLivi]

Great info! Quick question: How do you give a tour of the place if someone is currently occupying it or if you happen to not live nearby? I’m a travel nurse looking to rent out my home but if I’m on assignments, I may not be able to do so.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I recommend you take a very detailed video tour of the place that you can send over.

[@xintongguzheng6524]

hi Amer, thanks so much for sharing. I'm considering on listed on furnished finder, can I know based on your experience, traveling nurses prefer 1B1B condo? I'm having 3B single family home, do you think traveling nurse will love it? normally are they traveling with families or by themselves? thanks!!

[@StephenCannon-ln8no]

Thanks for making this video! Question, do you have to do an interview with the nurse? We have done AirBnB and just use their verification system, does FF verify users?

[@leodillon4470]

Great informative video! Has it continued to be a positive experience? I'm getting ready to post my first property.

[@gawging]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Are you required to purchase an individual rental insurance policy?

[@yesyoga]

Helpful!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LuiS-xo7qw]

Do you do a formal lease agreement with the renter, or do you assume things are Ok with a traveling nurse?

[@stuppar2]

Great content. Do you give your tenants access to your mailbox so that they can start receiving mail? Or do you require that they maintain a PO Box?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

The mailbox I have is an open mailbox with no keys

[@AsToldByGiB]

Thank you for sharing! I am new to FF and am only familiar with Airbnb. How did you decide the amount for your cleaning fee’s and security deposit? Did you choose a non refundable or refundable security deposit? Thank you!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

For me, a refundable security deposit and I charge whatever my cleaning person charges me :)

[@jd-um4jw]

Hello ☺ do you think it's better to rent by the room or by the entire home? Please and thank you!

[@rocioperkins5130]

hi Nurse Amer! I found your video super helpful. I currently listed my own property through Furnish finder and like yourself I'm feeling a little overwhelmed and lost on what to do next? I have multiple inquiries, and a couple requests for around the same dates. Do you chose one candidate to proceed with the screening process? Or do you send a screening request to ALL the potential candidates? thank you so much for making this video! any advice or helpful tips are greatly appreciated :)

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

thanks rocio! totally know how you feel! i go with whoever works best for your situation, and make sure that you go thru background checks, and it helps to talk it out with your partner to help you make the decision. it's really overwhelming, but as you do it more, this process will become easier. good luck!!

[@ninapeguy1123]

Rocio pls let me your feedback.when you got inquiries what do you do.it confused me as well.

[@jcjc3914]

I find the LA market is flooded and the prices are far below market so it's difficult to cover cost

[@tommy.t]

My property has been up for almost 2 months and signs of real prospects are slow. I update the calendar from time to time.....did not know it would be this slow here in Stockton Ca.

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Wow that is shocking. There are travel nurses in Stockton for sure. Hmmm 🤔

[@christiansepulveda428]

Hi! Thank you so much for this video! It’s super helpful. I just bought a property in FL and I think this is a good option, to rent short term to medical staff. Do you have a management company that handles any problems you may encounter with the property and that clean the house when your tenants leave? I don’t live close to this home so I don’t know if this is necessary or recommended…any thoughts?

[@debraafriday]

I am looking to buy in Florida...any suggestions ?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I don’t have a management company, it is self managed. I live remotely, you don’t necessarily need to live close by to self manage your place but it would be easier if you have one, just less money in your pocket. It’s really up to your preference.

[@maryzielinski5450]

I have homeowners ins but not landlord ins. I think I need to get that correct? Thank you for sharing

[@LuisCamachoMusic]

👍🏻

[@828Antonia]

What If my company has lease with an apartment complex would I make additional lease with tenant ?

[@stevend5901]

Hi Amer, did you rent individual room or the whole house to a nurse ? Thank you for your video.

[@dongaichen8462]

Hi nurse Amer! Thank you for making the video,it’s very helpful, I am planning to do this business but I have no experience at all for that, My house has 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms two garages,it’s very close to the hospital,would you like to give me idea?Is it too large for rental to nurse?thank you so much!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Some nurses travel with family, so there’s possibility they can rent as a whole. But if you want to divide your house so that two separate individuals can rent it, that would be a possibility also.

[@SRZRB]

Where did you get your lease form from?

[@bobkatc9368]

Great video, quick questions...do you include shampoo, soap, laundry detergent, toiletries for any of the stay or just a few days worth, or none? Also, do you have housekeeping come during their stay?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I only included one roll of toilet paper, hand soap, dish soap. Everyone has different preference for their shampoo and body soaps so I don’t provide them. I provide list of nearby supermarkets to buy supplies. I don’t have house keeping coming during their stay but I provide cleaning supplies such as swifter/mop, vacuum.

[@sirvalierfountain5371]

how do you take payment

[@ginggia9596]

​@@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722 Are you living in the home you rent at the same time ? If Not, Do you rent to multiple tenants ? And if you do Of the multiple tenants, who takes the trash out ?

[@quintondavis3492]

Do you have to keep utilities on and who’s responsible for rte yard maintenance?

[@jimbriggs2638]

How do you do lease agreement? Will KeyCheck provide lease agreement?

[@jessemartinez2606]

Hey Amer, I wanted a follow up on furnished finders hows it going?

[@the3culbstateers]

Do you list your entire house or do you rent the house as separate rooms?

[@sherryhayshome]

What do you use for a rental contract? Thanks!

[@MrBrady95]

Thanks for the video. I'm confused, did you only send 1 prospective tenant to Keycheck or several?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I only send one person for keycheck when I know for sure they passed all the screening on my end.

[@dianehughes8185]

Hi Amer! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and landlord experience. I'm just starting to research renting to traveling nurses.- So your views both as a landlord and as a nurse yourself are valuable to me. In one of your other videos--about how to avoid awful tenants, you mentioned that you were just getting over nightmare tenant. Would you be willing to provide some details about what made this person a "nightmare" for you? thanks, diane

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Hi, the other video about nightmare tenants is not thru nurse finders. It was someone who is not a traveling professional and I was just starting as a newbie landlord. I would like to share why that tenant was a complete nightmare in my future videos! Stay tuned!

[@terridrisdelle9163]

Nice video! How much do you charge for your cleaning fee and security deposit, if you don't mind me asking. We are just about ready to rent out with Furnished Finders for the first time. Thank you!

[@moniquenguyen8019]

I have a 5 bedrooms 4 baths. Is it easy to find a group of 5 nurses to share each room?

[@charcurley]

Thanks for the video. I realize it was a few years ago and I am just starting this process. Would you still recommend Furnished Finders as a Landlord? and again Thanks!

[@ktinnnn]

Hi, can i knowhow much you charged for the cleaning fee and security deposit? thinkingif renting out my property as well. Thanks!

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

For security deposit, I ask half of the rent. For example if the rent is 1k, then security deposit would be 500. For cleaning fee, i charge for how much your house keeper would charge. Around my area, housekeeping costs around $75-100.

[@annatran8983]

I’m super new to this and soooo overwhelmed. How do you go about the rent? Like do they pay through a wiring transaction? Or do they Zelle 😅? Ooorrrr how do you do that?

[@michaelcarlosiquin9111]

Hi Ms amer! Thanks for the video! i would like to connect with you, planning to rent out my 1 side duplex to our co nurses/travelling. Thank you!

[@shonetelbilly6291]

Great info! what type of insurance do you need to get on your property with using furnished Finder? Or does furnished Finder provide insurance to the landlord to protect them against potential damages by the tenant?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Furnished finders does not provide nor require, it will be your own separate responsibility to acquire insurance.

[@redkarryn]

Hi there! Wonderful video. Two questions from a person with a spare room in an apt, doing research on feasibility. 1) I heard in another video that traveling nurses mostly work night shift, is this true? 2) is there a "slow season" , ie winter? Thanks!!🥰🥰

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Yes, a lot of travel nurses including myself work night shift Bec those are usually undesired shift. Not a lot of day shift available for travel nurses. Usually they’re more open jobs for nights. Slow season is summer. Flu season is the busiest season.

[@redkarryn]

@@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722 That is very helpful, thank you! I was realizing that if a TN was mostly working night shift, it makes more sense to switch the rooms I had in mind, to isolate them from my day job remote work at home. I wear headphones, but all day noise would be disruptive! I'm in St. Louis, and my bestie in Chicago is considering the same thing. thanks!

[@DemonSlayer_ISTJ]

I'm currently house hacking. For our own protection and liability would we need to get a home rental endorsement clause on our homeowners insurance? Or should we just place proof of coverage in the lease and have them pay renter's insurance? Or is any necessary?

[@Bobxchen333]

And also how did you write up a rental contract?

[@ZzDippedInButter]

Hi! Do you rent out per room or for the whole unit ?

[@simorak6625]

Thank you for this video. How long has been the average stay?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

13 weeks is usually the standard length of travel contract for nurses

[@kalenhickman805]

Nice! Almost ready furnishing my master bedroom for this purpose. What city are you in?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Congrats!

[@somchaiwongma3813]

We tried to list our property and the only thing that worked flawlessly was the payment processing. We received an error message on the verification page without telling us what the problem is. So the normal thing is that you try it again and again until we received a message saying „You have used up your 3 attempts, now you are blocked.“ We are not scammers and our property is real. When we called them we were told that our complaint was forwarded to another department and that eventually we would be given another attempt after 2 days. We decided to get our money back, this website sucks !

[@rosasalaises4269]

running into this same problem

[@brianlagman4277]

What market did you invest in?

[@pangetko8]

Great info! Can you do a colab video with your boyfriend? Asking for a friend

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Hahah, one of these days I will!

[@12janicerd]

Thank you, Very helpful. Do you furnish the utilities also gas electric etc,

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

Yes!

[@trasation1774]

Hi, Just asking, did you previously rent thru anyone else?

[@nicnico1734]

When you did Furniture Finders. Did you put groceries and snack in the fridge? What are the things you put in the house? Did you ask the Professional person to have there own home insurance?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I did not put any snacks or groceries although that would be nice perks for them. I supplied a roll of toilet paper, hand soap, trash bags, cleaning supplies etc

[@jeremyzekegross223]

I am not a medical professional but I am a traveling video editor. I have a stable remote job and simply looking to relocate, do you think I could still use the service as a tenant even though I am not a medical professional?

[@stickerjenny]

No--you don't have to be medical. I own a little house and listed it on Furnished Finders--My first tenant was a physical therapist and her grad-student spouse; our next tenants were a couple who were contracting with a local utility company. I get so many calls from traveling professionals--and while I do want to provide housing for medical staffers because it's so necessary in my area, the important part [for me] is that it's busy folks with secure, well paying jobs who just need a pleasant, convenient place to stay for a few months. The competition for short-term furnished rentals [in California] is intense--good luck!

[@cyrusjulian187]

@@stickerjenny Thanks for sharing your feedback. Just curious though if you're concerned about tenants overstaying and taking advantage of the tenant's rights laws. I don't think nurses will cause a problem but do you do any filtering for other industries/situations? If you Google or youtube it, you can find some airbnb horror stories where the tenant refused to leave and because they stayed for more than 30 days, it's difficult to kick them out. Knock on wood this won't ever happen to any of us but just want to be prepared. Thanks!

[@yaribeldriver8041]

Hi, thank you for sharing your experience. Do you have any tips on how to attract candidates and get inquiries? I listened my home a month ago and have not received not one inquiry, not sure what I might be doing wrong. I'm located in Houston, TX. Any advice is truly appreciated.

[@fehyndana7725]

For how much did you list?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I would have to see your listing but mostly to attract candidates, recommending hiring professional photographer for really nice pics.

[@cyrusjulian187]

Sorry to hear this Yaribel. Just curious if you're anywhere near NASA as I know they have a lot of medical centers over there so was surprised to see your post. How far are you from the big hospitals? Good luck and hopefully you took Amer's advice about professional photos

[@izi.z2384]

Hi Amer - have you ever had more than one nurse staying at your place at a time? If so or you know of someone who has, how has that worked?

[@nurseamer-tenyearmoneychal4722]

I found it better when they rent the whole entire place and not sharing with other tenants. Renting per room works and can be super profitable but it is a lot more hands on.

[@ocram9690]

Hi so my wife and I recently set up our first one on furnish finder & have yet to receive any inquiries. We’re about 30 minutes from major hospitals in SC any recommendations?

[@cyrusjulian187]

Hi marco, any luck? Did you take professional photos? Amer mentioned in another comment to have good photos. Good luck man