All Forum Posts by: Leslie Cunningham
Leslie Cunningham has started 3 posts and replied 9 times.
Post: Travel Nurses for House Hacking
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
Thank you for sharing your experience. I will definitely explore that resource. Best of luck to you in your endeavors.
Post: Travel Nurses for House Hacking
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
Quote from @Anthony Swain:
Fellow house hacker and former travel nurse here.
I'd say your best strategy would be for a furnished rental either listing on Furnished Finder, Airbnb 30+ day stays, VRBO, or some of the other listing sites.
Most travel nurses are looking for a safe place convenient to the hospital they will be working at. Many are not looking to rent a shared room from my experience. I think this strategy can still work if you have an ADU or maybe a separate living area with private entrance.
I think a competitive price for travel nurses would range between $1600-2k per month. Travel nurses wages have gone down significantly, while still having to pay duplicate living expenses (primary residence and travel residence). Most travel nurses are on a budget. Sometimes you'll find a travel nurse with a travel companion or two coming together, so you can rent a property for more. However, they will most certainly want a private space.
There really isn't anyway to contact hospitals or travel agencies to get direct housing, because I would say 99% of travel nurses take the per diem stipends and do not take company provided housing.
I hope this insight helps. Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.
-Ant
Post: Travel Nurses for House Hacking
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
Quote from @Alan F.:
Quote from @Leslie Cunningham:
Who can share their experience with Travel Nurses to house hack? Huge thanks if you can point me in a direction on Travel Nurses Association and best strategies for marketing to this tenant class: Travel RNs, Doctors, Physical Therapists.
During the pandemic I did MYR for travel nurses, not for the $ but because of a lack of accommodations by a small community hospital. They were major drama queens, I fixed their cars, fed their dogs, shuttled them around etc. They were very sloppy and lazy at the house. That being said they were some of the nicest most caring people I ever met. They paid on time (ate my food lol) and still stay in touch. I would never do it again.
Post: Travel Nurses for House Hacking
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
Quote from @Andrew Postell:
@Leslie Cunningham this is such a specific niche that it might be hard to find someone that specializes in it. Usually, mid-term leases are a reasonable option for people in this profession but there are so many other professions/needs that most people probably don't target that worker specifically. Is there a reason why you just wanted travel nurses to rent out your home?
Post: I'll Always Remember My First Vote
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
Huge thanks to Bill Hampton for giving me my first "Vote". What an impressive set of credentials listed on Bill's page. Definitely looking forward to accessing his services.
Post: Travel Nurses for House Hacking
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
Who can share their experience with Travel Nurses to house hack? Huge thanks if you can point me in a direction on Travel Nurses Association and best strategies for marketing to this tenant class: Travel RNs, Doctors, Physical Therapists.
Post: Hello BiggerPockets Nation!
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
@Drew Sygit Thanks for the feedback! I'm starting fresh, but I'm ready. Thanks a bunch!
Post: Hello BiggerPockets Nation!
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
Thank you, Nathan, for those helpful insights and tips! Clearly, I chose poorly: tenants and property management company. Both the tenants and property management company were recommendations from people I trusted, but I will raise my vetting game in the future. Thanks a bunch!
Post: Hello BiggerPockets Nation!
- Homeowner
- Riverside, CA
- Posts 9
- Votes 4
I hope to learn from all of you about real estate investing success. My first attempt at renting my SFH resulted in bad tenants damaging my home and I had to fire my property management company. Ouch! I have a lot to learn, but I'm pushing forward. I have repairs to complete and I'm starting anew by house hacking. Note to self: never rent your newly renovated family home to tenants...it's too much of a risk and too heart-breaking. I'd love to hear from any real estate investors who live half the year abroad (Europe - especially France) and half the year in the USA (sunny California, in my case). I want to be YOU when I grow up. Please tell me what you did to scale up enough to have enough passive income to live in Europe for 6 months every year. Thanks a bunch!