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They booked one month on Furnished Finder to escape the Arizona heat. Thirty days later, this Phoenix family was planning to move to the Pacific Northwest, and list their own home as a monthly rental. Nick and Danielle Golden walk landlords through the exact 30 day relocation test drive they ran, from their Furnished Finder search to the moment they realized they were making a life decision, not taking a vacation.
Relocating families are now Furnished Finder's fastest growing tenant segment. More than doubled year over year in 2025, they represent 20% of overall tenant demand and rising. In this episode of Landlord Diaries, hosts Kelly Bailey and Katie Lyon get insider access to what these tenants actually need from your listing, why they book, and what wins the booking over the competition.
If you own a midterm rental, monthly rental, furnished rental, or you are considering listing your property on Furnished Finder, this is the tenant type you need to understand. Landlords learn what relocating families search for and what makes a tenant reply to your housing request.
You will also hear how Nick and Danielle are turning their scouting trip into a landlord strategy of their own, planning to list their Gilbert, Arizona home on Furnished Finder during the move. This is the traveler to landlord full circle moment that shows why remote work, midterm rentals, and monthly stays are reshaping how families relocate and how landlords earn.
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Chapters
0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries
1:00 Why Furnished Finder over Airbnb for a month long stay
2:25 How many landlords they messaged and what won the booking
3:10 The housing request feature that flipped their search
4:00 Average book to stay window for midterm rentals
4:30 How they picked their Seattle neighborhood
5:40 Landlord pro tip: update your calendar
6:10 What personalized landlord replies signal to tenants
6:55 How to attract relocating families to your rental
7:50 Families want comfortable, not luxury
9:00 A summer escape becomes a relocation playbook
12:20 Should you rent before you buy? The scouting month
15:15 No booking fees like Airbnb and Vrbo
17:00 The listing detail that sealed the booking
19:40 Red flags and green flags in a listing
22:05 A family of 4 chose a one bedroom for the month
22:55 What it was like living on the same property as the landlord
26:30 Grandparents as a relocating tenant segment
27:25 Visualize your tenant in your space
29:00 Don't forget these photos in your listing
31:00 What the Goldens will highlight in their own listing
31:50 Why Furnished Finder is a relocation asset
32:25 Manipulate the housing market with Furnished Finder
35:35 Landlord tips for getting started in midterm rentals
37:00 Renting month to month while selling the property
37:35 The doors Furnished Finder opened for this family
39:00 Rapid fire: American dream, monthly stay surprises
45:40 Damage Protection Plan for relocating families
46:25 Team Seattle or Team Portland? Comment below
47:35 Action items: Market Insights and listing spot check
Trending Monthly Midterm Rental Resources:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/Resources/PMResources
Meet your hosts Kelly Bailey and Katie Lyon, plus catch up on past episodes:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/resources/podcast
Place the Goldens stayed:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/property/769427_1
Damage Protection Plan details:
https://www.furnishedfinder.com/blog?q=damage+protection
Topics covered: midterm rentals, monthly rentals, furnished rentals, Furnished Finder, relocating tenants, remote work, scouting trip, housing request, listing tips, deposit strategy, damage protection plan, Market Insights, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Portland, real estate investing, rental income, side hustle, financial freedom
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.
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