The Secret to Furnished Finder

[@benchmarkworkout]

Thank you.

[@heatherschuttler6371]

I just got a renter for a year! First time doing any of this decided to rent an unused room in the house and got a medical student that will working at a local teaching hospital. Not sure of course what Furnished’s Finder looks like for renters but there seemed to be confusion on the renters part about how long he wanted to renter for. He didn’t realize that he had put 2 months in but needed a year.

[@brockharris265]

what platform did u use to secure your tenant?

[@heatherschuttler6371]

Furnished Finder-

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Congrats. I'm glad that worked out for you.

[@ricanvegan8958]

Hi Erin, I've been on furnished finder for almost 5 months now. Same here lots of unmatched leads. Thank goodness for Airbnb they've kept me in business! Thanks for another great video.

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

So glad to hear that! And glad to hear that your rental is otherwise going well. Thank you for watching!

[@Freedom-333]

Excellent

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thanks

[@bdelight5422]

Completely agree what you said Erin about FF platform and your experience. I am still new 6 months in, Bay Area CA. thank you for your content. Keep it going

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thank you. I appreciate you writing this!

[@RoyelNotRoyal]

you made me a lot comfortable with how to go about things let me go ahead and subscribe

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thanks!

[@luckyred8353]

thanks for the positive thoughts - it does get scary now and then! 😁

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thank you. Good luck. Just keep in mind that you've already done a hundred things that are harder than landlording.

[@tennesseetweety9685]

You are always spot on. Thanks for this timely information.

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thank you.

[@mascaretllcmanager7481]

Hi Erin, what is your screening process for the nomads/travelers who are not W2 ; I am reluctant to lease to someone who does not have reliable/consistent income. Thanks for this video-great content.

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

I would have them do a credit check and base it off their credit score. I haven't had a W2 job since 2017, and feel that as there are more opportunities (KZbin, TikTok, Amazon, etc.) this will be the case for more people. Point being, I'd learn your system for this now. The credit score is a great way to judge financial fitness.

[@lacheskNV]

Hi Erin! I just wanna know if I need to have business or state permit before posting my private room for rent in any flat form? Do I need to inform the HOA? Thank you.

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Please email me if you'd like me to do a deep dive/review for you. This question is a little too generic for me to be able to answer without more info. [e-mail]

[@flowerlover85282]

Do you think Furnished Finders is going to die? I wonder. We'll see. I hope they can figure out how to promote themselves more. Thank you so much for all of your videos. I really enjoy them. :-)

[@DadaDance27]

Thank you for this info. I experience these issues with FF. I have unmatched housing requests that either ask for too low monthly rent or they ask more bedrooms when I specifically say I only have one bedroom. I just listed my unit in Airbnb hopefully I get a decent renter. The only thing with airbnb is can i still require them to do background check and have them sign the lease?

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

I would not request they sign the lease in Airbnb. I actually don't require this because you have a contract with them in Airbnb that dictates time, amount and property- and that's the same as a lease. I think asking for a lease will turn people off, so I don't do this.

[@amandas-fave-food]

Is it a good idea to set up smart pricing for Airbnb? Does $90 per night for a modern studio apartment sound fair? One hour from NYC?

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Hey there! Thank you for watching. I think this would require a deeper dive to speak to intelligently. If you'd like to schedule that, please book some time. If not, best of luck with your rental.

[@kathieallen1022]

Hi Erin, thank you for the video and great information. I get a lot of "unmatched housing "requests." Should I reply as you suggested in your video (short reply and provide email address), or should I respond by saying that what they are looking for is not a good match?

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thank you for watching. This is a little more detailed questions than I feel like I can answer here. If you'd like to discuss more, please refer to the stan store info.

[@JenXer71]

Based on a recent webinar from FF, the presenter recommended that you do reply and see if you can negotiate. What may seem like a deal breaker may not be the case, and you and the other party may be able to work it out. Better than losing out on a potential tenant.

[@kathycombs8809]

Great video.

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thanks!

[@judyfabion8849]

Do you have a video on pricing to cover the cost of utilities? I own a house in the Midwest where it is really hot in the Summer and cold in the Winter. Since the rent includes utilities, tenants run up huge bills which impacts any profit. For that reason 1.2 times unfurnished rent seems low.

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

I don't yet, but I'll consider it. Thank you for the idea.

[@tammyrussell-rice5508]

On Kauai, anything less than 180 days, or 6 months is considered an STR--and taxed accordingly.

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Thank you for this information.

[@laurenarington2431]

If I’m trying to rent a 4 bedroom house to a mid term rental, can I only furnish what is needed?

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

What do you mean by "only furnish what is needed"? If you can expand on that, I'm happy to try to answer it.

[@LyRiCss718]

I am trying to be hopeful., a lot of red flags contacting me. 😑🙄

[@midtermrentalconsulting]

Is it going any better yet?

[@LyRiCss718]

@@midtermrentalconsulting yes, thanks for asking.