In Linda Allen’s market, long term rent for a 4 bedroom home sits around $2,000 per month. Instead of signing a traditional lease, she used market research to launch it as a midterm rental that brings in $5,000+ per month.

In this episode of Landlord Diaries, we break down how analyzing midterm rental demand helped her choose larger vs smaller units from the start. But here’s the most interesting part, she got started through rental arbitrage without purchasing the property. Today Linda manages six midterm rentals using simple, repeatable systems.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How to use market research to validate midterm rental demand
• Why larger 4 bedroom homes can create stronger profit margins
• How to structure a rental arbitrage agreement with landlords
• The repeatable system she uses to acquire and qualify properties
• How to furnish strategically to support $5K+ monthly income
• The messaging system that converts leads into 30+ day bookings

If you are comparing long term rent vs midterm rental income, or looking for a way to enter real estate without purchasing property, this conversation shows how arbitrage and Furnished Finder can create scalable monthly cash flow.

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Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, The Monthly Rentals Podcast
1:00 Why arbitrage and co hosting ca be a smart real estate entry point
3:30 Why 4 bedroom homes create stronger profit margins
4:45 How to use Furnished Finder Market Insights to validate demand
5:15 Linda’s repeatable system for property acquisition
7:30 The furnishing system that makes scaling easier
10:45 The operational checklist every landlord needs before guests arrive
13:20 How to design for your target tenant and increase booking appeal
15:45 The messaging system that converts more Furnished Finder leads
17:50 Audit your listing like a tenant to improve marketing performance
19:10 Writing listing titles that stop the scroll
21:35 Why 2 travelers often book a 4 bedroom home
23:10 What to do with leads when your calendar is full
26:30 Rapid Fire: investor mindset and the tool that runs her rentals
29:00 How to connect with Linda

Trending Monthly Midterm Rental Resources:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/Resources/PMResources

Linda’s Listings on Furnished Finder:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?id=8b0bbb4-4957-a28-a75-58d7c8

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Most landlords are collecting rent the wrong way… and it’s creating more stress than it should. From late payments to manual tracking and risky apps like Venmo or Zelle, the way you collect rent can either simplify your business or slow it down. In this episode of Landlord Diaries, we sit down with Saad Dar, VP of Sales and Partnerships at Baselane , to talk about how landlords can simplify rent collection, banking, and financial management all in one place.

Episode Highlights

• Get paid on time with automation and faster transfers
• Offer tenants flexible payment options including $0 ACH payments
• Avoid risks like partial payments, missed rent, and poor tracking
• Stay organized with built-in banking and reporting tools

With over 250 million site visits each year and 6 million travelers searching for monthly housing, Furnished Finder continues to help landlords create steady, reliable income through monthly rentals.

Whether you have one property or a growing portfolio, this episode will show you how to run your rental business with more ease, more confidence, and less stress.

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⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, The Monthly Rentals Podcast
1:05 Why Furnished Finder partnered with Baselane for rent payments
1:35 The biggest rent payment challenges landlords face today
3:15 Real story: What went wrong using Zelle for rent
5:15 Solving payment limits, reminders, and missed rent
6:00 Why most payment apps fail landlords and what works instead
7:25 Security risks with rent payments and how to protect yourself
9:45 Tools every landlord needs for a smooth booking experience
11:00 Treat your rental like a real business
11:45 What Baselane is and how it helps landlords
14:40 How to introduce Baselane rent payments to tenants
16:35 What to do before handing over keys or access
17:10 Make it easy to get paid as a landlord
18:10 Why rent collection creates stress and how to fix it
19:45 The shift to online payments for rentals
20:50 Why monthly rental tenants are easier to manage
22:00 Why Baselane works for any landlord, even beginners
24:30 Where to find Baselane in your Furnished Finder account
25:05 Rapid fire: Baselane culture and what’s coming next

Trending Monthly Midterm Rental Resources:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/Resources/PMResources

The Landlord Diaries is brought to you by Furnished Finder, where you can list your property for one low price and pay zero booking fees.

What happens when a real estate investor hands off 13 midterm rentals for two weeks to a property management team while traveling out of the country?

In this episode of Landlord Diaries by Furnished Finder, Katie shares what happened when Zach and Amanda Palmer stepped in to manage her monthly rentals while she was on vacation with her family. They break down the systems, communication, tenant management, and operational habits that made it possible to keep everything running smoothly across multiple furnished rentals.

You’ll also hear how Zach and Amanda are building their own midterm rental business, why they chose the MTR strategy for their ADU, how a small furnished rental is helping cover a major portion of their mortgage, and which simple changes increased tenant demand.

This episode is packed with practical takeaways for real estate investors, landlords, and hosts who want to scale monthly furnished rentals, improve operations, and make better use of Furnished Finder tools.

If you are exploring midterm rentals, monthly rentals, travel nurse housing, ADU investing, self-managing rentals, or Furnished Finder listing strategies, this episode is for you.

Timestamps
0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, the monthly rentals podcast
1:00 Zach and Amanda’s real estate investing story and current portfolio
1:30 Katie asks them to manage her properties for 2 weeks
3:00 The systems behind a smooth midterm rental operation
5:45 Are MTR tenant needs different across markets?
6:50 Why communication style matters in monthly rentals
8:30 First steps to set up a successful midterm rental
10:30 How to find the right cleaner for your MTR
12:40 Why they bought a property with an ADU
17:10 Why the ADU became a midterm rental
17:40 How a 400 sq ft ADU covers half the mortgage
18:45 The one change that increased tenant demand
20:15 Roundtable: biggest game changers in their MTR business
23:05 Responsiveness and flexibility win more bookings
23:50 Why documenting your setup and using Google Voice helps
26:10 Rapid fire real estate lessons and who they trust most

Resources
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Trending Midterm Rental Resources:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/Resources/PMResources

Palmer Listings on Furnished Finder:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?id=d559824-4b7c-a58-98a-b8be64

Host Katie Lyon’s Properties:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?u=katie.lyon8

Host Kelly Bailey’s Properties:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?u=Kelly.Bailey13

The Landlord Diaries is brought to you by Furnished Finder, where you can list your property for one low price and pay zero booking fees.

What if you could keep the income of short term rentals but lose most of the daily work? There is a powerful middle ground between Airbnb and long term rentals that most investors completely overlook. In this episode of Landlord Diaries, we sit down with Tim Hubbard, CEO of Corzly and host of the Short Term Rental Riches podcast, to unpack why experienced short term rental investors are adding midterm rentals.

Tim has hosted more than 50,000 guests across 10 countries and manages more than 200 properties worldwide. His portfolio includes both short term rentals and monthly furnished rentals, giving him a unique perspective on how investors can blend both strategies for stronger returns, fewer vacancies, and simpler operations.

You will learn why many landlords are discovering that midterm rentals are the sweet spot between short term and long term leasing. With monthly tenants staying an average of around 100 days on Furnished Finder, landlords can enjoy steady income with far fewer turnovers.

We also explore how investors manage furnished rentals from hundreds or even thousands of miles away, how to pivot properties seasonally between STR and MTR, and why platforms like Furnished Finder are becoming essential for landlords looking to capture growing demand from traveling professionals, relocating families, travel nurses and more.

Furnished Finder currently connects more than 240,000 landlords with over 6 million travelers each year looking for monthly housing, making it the largest platforms dedicated to midterm rentals.

If you are a real estate investor, Airbnb host, or landlord looking to stabilize income while reducing operational headaches, this conversation will show you how monthly furnished rentals can fit into your portfolio.

List your property on Furnished Finder now:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/list-your-property
Use code LLD10 for $10 off new listings.

Monthly rental resources:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/Resources/PMResources

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, The Monthly Rentals Podcast

1:25 Tim Hubbard’s investing journey and how Corzly scaled into STR and MTR

2:10 Why midterm rentals became a natural evolution for experienced STR investors

3:20 Managing furnished rentals remotely from 100 miles to 1,000+ miles away

5:20 Why monthly rentals are the “sweet spot” between short term and long term rentals

7:30 Common midterm rental myths that stop landlords from getting started

9:35 How to determine if your property should be STR, MTR, or a hybrid strategy

12:45 The one automation system that made scaling remote rentals easier

15:25 What guests love most when staying in furnished rentals for months

17:10 Key policy differences between short term and midterm rental agreements

20:25 When STR vs MTR makes the most sense seasonally

23:30 Why investors lose money by ignoring midterm rentals during STR off seasons

25:20 Building trust with both short term guests and monthly tenants

30:15 Hidden tools and overlooked features on Furnished Finder

32:00 Advice for landlords nervous about managing rentals remotely

33:10 What every landlord should include in a midterm rental guidebook

34:20 Where the midterm rental market is heading over the next few years

35:00 Rapid Fire: mistakes new hosts make and one lease policy every landlord should add

The Landlord Diaries is brought to you by Furnished Finder, where you can list your property for one low price and pay zero booking fees.

Can a firefighter and paramedic build a profitable midterm rental business while working demanding W2 jobs? In this episode, you will learn how monthly rentals on Furnished Finder can create consistent income, significantly fewer turnovers than Airbnb, and a scalable real estate side hustle without quitting your job.

Mike and Celine Gonzalez share how they transitioned from accidental insurance bookings to a thriving monthly rental portfolio that now includes STRs, MTRs, partnerships, and a coaching business. After discovering Furnished Finder through this very podcast, they listed their property before it was even finished and received multiple 3 to 4 month booking requests within days.

You will learn:

• The difference between short term vs midterm renter psychology
• How couples can divide roles without damaging their relationship
• The exact Furnished Finder tools they rely on for tenant screening, leases, rent collection, and messaging templates
• Why responding fast to leads can make or break your occupancy
• How midterm rentals align with full time or service based careers like fire and EMS

If you are a real estate investor, W2 employee, or couple looking for a scalable rental side hustle with less turnover and more stability than Airbnb, this episode breaks down a proven path.

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⏱ Episode Timestamps

0:00 Introduction to Landlord Diaries and Monthly Rental Investing

2:05 Who introduced the idea of furnished and midterm rentals first

4:30 Scaling beyond the first 9 month insurance booking

6:20 Short term vs midterm renter mindset and guest behavior differences

7:30 Current STR and MTR portfolio breakdown and partnership properties

10:55 How a firefighter and paramedic manage a midterm rental side hustle

15:25 Advice from experienced hosts on working with your spouse

18:20 Creating boundaries between marriage, W2 careers, and rental business

20:00 Staying in your lane and focusing on growth instead of busy tasks

21:45 Essential systems and tools for running a successful midterm rental

24:50 Why Furnished Finder leads drive consistent monthly bookings

25:55 Using message templates to respond quickly and win bookings

27:35 Leveraging the Furnished Finder dashboard for screening, leases, and payments

28:40 Defining your mission and long term goals before scaling

30:45 Why service first hosting leads to long term profitability

32:55 Receiving booking requests before the property is fully furnished

35:05 Rapid fire questions: The one rental task you would hand off to your partner

Explore Midterm Rental Resources:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/Resources/PMResources

View Mike and Celine’s Furnished Finder Listings:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?u=Mike_G

The Landlord Diaries is brought to you by Furnished Finder, where you can list your property for one low price and pay zero booking fees.

What if you could buy a 10-property portfolio in just 5 years by keeping it simple and stacking the right strategies at the right time? In this episode of Landlord Diaries, we sit down with Thach Nguyen, real estate mogul, mindset coach, and founder of Springboard to Wealth, to break down the step by step framework he teaches that helped him build to $100 million in real estate assets.

Thach walks us through the 4 steps to getting started in real estate, from house hacking and value-add deals to equity growth and ADUs, Thach shares how clear goals, repeatable systems, and the right mindset can help investors scale faster than they think.

Plus, we dive into monthly (midterm) rentals as a game-changing way to increase cash flow for these strategies, including a story of one landlord earning $9K per month on a single property using ADUs and monthly rentals.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, the Monthly Rentals Podcast
2:30 How Thach shifted from survival to building lasting wealth
5:00 Starting in real estate and buying his first home in 1991
5:50 Growing a $100M portfolio over 29 years
6:45 The early strategy that built his property empire
11:30 The 4 smartest ways to get started in real estate today
13:30 Simplifying your first property purchase
14:40 Landlord spotlight: Kelly's first investment and cash flow win
16:00 How equity and value-adds drive cash flow and the 1% rule
19:30 The best (and worst) ways to increase property value
21:20 Where monthly midterm rentals fit in a smart, stacked strategy
24:25 Thach realizes he's been doing midterms all along!
25:40 PadSplit + Furnished Finder: Room rentals that work
27:40 Midterm vs long-term cash flow: Micro unit case study
29:55 Real investor story: $9K/month from one property with midterms
31:30 Why the money is made in the buy, not the sale
32:25 How simple mid-term upgrades yield near short-term returns
34:25 How a resilient mindset fuels real estate success
36:00 Thach’s rarely told FBI story: mindset through adversity
40:20 Grit, growth, and finding strength in hardship
43:00 Mindset takeaways from Katie and Kelly
47:20 One action every investor should take today

Trending Monthly Rental Resources:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/Resources/PMResources

The Landlord Diaries is brought to you by Furnished Finder, where you can list your property for one low price and pay zero booking fees.

Why did this NPR host skip Airbnb and never look back? In this episode of Landlord Diaries, The Monthly Rentals Podcast by Furnished Finder, we sit down with Ilona Limonta-Volkova, host of NPR’s Money Memories podcast and Forbes columnist, to break down why travel nurses and other monthly rental tenants continue to be one of the most reliable and landlord friendly renter groups, especially for first time investors. From avoiding short term rental (Airbnb) regulations to attracting professional tenants who stay longer and are gentle on your property, this conversation shows why monthly rentals have become a smarter, lower stress alternative.

Ilona walks through how she bought a distressed historic home, navigated financing hurdles, and discovered monthly midterm rentals through travel nurses. She explains how monthly furnished rentals helped her avoid short term rental (Airbnb) regulations, reduce tenant anxiety, and gain confidence as a first time landlord.

You will hear why travel nurses and MTR tenants appealed to her as a property owner, how Furnished Finder helped her connect with quality renters, and what she learned about pricing, flexibility, and risk along the way. This episode is not about complex formulas or hype. It is a real world look at how everyday investors get started, learn the business, and build momentum one property at a time.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, The Monthly Rentals podcast

2:10 Meet Ilona, NPR podcast host and finance professional

4:55 Early money lessons and how financial mindset shapes investing decisions

7:20 How one unexpected property turned Ilona into a landlord

12:45 Investor fundamentals: why entry price matters more than most people think

13:45 What happens when a property does not qualify for traditional financing

15:25 Renovation timelines, construction loans, and refinancing lessons

16:30 Discovering Furnished Finder and entering the world of monthly rentals

18:45 Why travel nurses and medical professionals stood out as ideal tenants

20:00 How monthly rentals helped reduce tenant risk for a first time landlord

22:25 Turning one home into multiple rental options during renovations

24:10 Seeing monthly rentals expand beyond travel nurses

27:50 Why monthly rentals offer flexibility and multiple exit strategies

28:45 Can a single monthly rental support real cash flow goals?

33:30 Core takeaways on pricing control, market awareness, and investor goals

35:00 Midterm vs long term rental pricing and tradeoffs

39:05 How flexibility reshaped Ilona’s view of risk and wealth building

40:05 Why open houses are one of the best learning tools for new landlords

44:45 A personal money splurge Ilona never regrets

46:00 What it has been like working with NPR

Ilona’s Listings on Furnished Finder:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?u=Ilona.Limonta

The Landlord Diaries is brought to you by Furnished Finder, where you can list your property for one low price and pay zero booking fees.

Monthly rentals are no longer a niche real estate strategy. In this episode of Landlord Diaries, Furnished Finder CEO Jeff Hurst joins Katie Lyon and Kelly Bailey to unpack the first-ever data-backed report on the rapid rise of monthly rentals, created in partnership with AirDNA.

Whether you're a short-term rental host, long-term landlord, or new investor looking for better cash flow and less turnover, this episode reveals why monthly midterm rentals are outpacing short-term rental growth, how cities across the U.S. are seeing explosive demand, and why monthly rentals now make up 19% of the total rental market.

Plus, we explore:

• Why investors are shifting to midterm rentals in the 2026 market
• Use Furnished Finder’s free Market Insights tool to validate demand in your area
• Monthly rentals are earning STR-level returns with half the effort
• Why 65% of Furnished Finder landlords are only on one platform

Stay to the end for a fun conversation with CEO Jeff Hurst where we dig into leadership lessons, big bets that paid off, and where he’d buy his own midterm rental.

📥 Download the free report:
www.furnishedfinder.com/resources/monthly-rental-market-trends-report

📊 Research your market now with Market Insights:
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⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, the Monthly Rentals Podcast
1:45 Key takeaways from the AirDNA & Furnished Finder Monthly Rentals Report
4:25 Why AirDNA’s data was the perfect partner for this industry-first report
6:00 Why monthly rentals are growing faster than short-term rentals
7:55 Hotels are investing big in monthly rental inventory
8:45 Monthly rentals now make up 19% of the entire rental market
11:00 What’s driving nationwide growth in monthly furnished rentals
13:30 Two macro trends fueling the midterm rental boom
15:20 Real landlord case study: Who’s actually staying in monthly rentals
17:00 What this shift means for the average landlord
18:00 Jeff Hurst’s advice: “Invest in what you know”
18:55 How to validate midterm demand with Furnished Finder’s Market Insights
21:00 Monthly rentals are officially mainstream: what that means for investors
23:25 20% of Furnished Finder listings are room rentals
24:00 What the data says about ideal property sizes for monthly rentals
26:55 Comparing monthly and short-term rentals: revenue, effort, and returns
30:45 The real booking window for monthly rentals
33:50 Midterm rental case studies from across the U.S.
34:50 Top 20 fastest-growing cities for monthly rentals
36:35 Why Abilene, TX is the fastest-growing midterm rental market
38:25 Why rental arbitrage works so well for midterm strategies
38:45 How Furnished Finder stands apart as the go-to platform for monthly stays
42:20 Rapid Fire with Jeff Hurst: Advice, dream market, and CEO insights

The Landlord Diaries is brought to you by Furnished Finder, where you can list your property for one low price and pay zero booking fees.