Shared medium term furnished rentals

[David Zimmer]

I am considering renting my 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse as a medium term rental. I'm less than a couple miles away from the primary hospital in town which utilizes travel nurses. In order to make a profit I would have to charge close to $2k per month. I would think it would take a pair of travel nurses to afford something like this. Do nurses travel in pairs and book together? Or would it make more sense to rent the two bedroom separately? Anyone have experience renting room separately in this way?

[Allen Duan]

I'm not sure how much travel nurse pay differs in your market compared to Los Angeles, where I am. I'm often surprised how much travel nurses can afford. Yes, we find it's pretty common for 2 travel nurses to travel together and look for a place together to split. A 2 bedroom home can also appeal to other types of guests other than travel nurses, such as a family. 

We don't have any experience renting out by the room and I prefer to avoid it if I can. Do some research in your area and check what's the going rate for a 2 bedroom MTR. It may be higher than $2000! Go with the market data and don't worry about whether any given guest type can afford your place. Hope that helps!