All Forum Posts by: Scott Glozzy

Hey Scott! Airbnb is just one way of getting MTR bookings. To do well with MTRs, you really need to go beyond listing on Airbnb and Furnished Finder. Here's how I'd break down what's most worthwhile for your time.

1. For Airbnb, make sure your pricing is correct to attract MTR bookings during the off season. Pricelabs doesn't work well for MTR pricing. You can force it to do its best or price manually.

2. Furnished Finder is an entirely different beast than Airbnb and other OTAs. It's more like a classifieds section where you can also contact renters who post a housing request. You'll occassionally get direct inquiries for your listing, but to really get the most juice out of it, you need to work the housing requests. Expect a low response rate like any sales strategy.

3. If you want insurance bookings, submit your property to relocation companies like ALE Solutions and CRS Temporary Housing. These are the companies insurance companies outsource to when they need housing for their clients who have home damage.

4. There are a few MTR Facebook groups that are very active and the community is always sharing MTR booking leads. Some of created businesses that find leads and charge a referral fee for sending you a lead that books. 

Bonus: I know MTR operators in your market I can connect you to as well. I'm here to help!

@Scott Glozzy To optimize your STR as a mid-term rental during the offseason (Oct-Mar), set a 30-day minimum stay on Airbnb and offer a monthly discount. This might affect your STR loophole tax strategy so understand that before making the move.

Update your listing to highlight features appealing to mid-term renters (e.g., home office, Wi-Fi). Use Price Labs to adjust pricing for longer stays and sync your settings through Hospitable. Additionally, consider listing on other platforms like Zillow or Facebook Marketplace for more visibility.

This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship. The information contained in this post is not to be relied upon. Readers should seek professional advice.

Welcome to BP!! People have used roomies.cm and TurboTenant also to achieve succcess.. hope that helps!! You can always connect to a local realtor here and they would give better suggestions

My wife and I have enjoyed the MTR strategy for about 4 years now, and I think it is a viable way to "do" real estate, but it is definitely an acquired taste that not everyone is going to enjoy.

MTR isn't quite LTR, and it isn't quite STR, and it definitely isn't just merging the two together. MTRs have a very different clientele who are the target avatar, so going back to the OP's post. Have you adjusted your listing on AirBnB, Vrbo, and furnishedfinder for your off-season target demographic? The headline should be very clear and direct. "3 bed/ 2 bath, 1.3 miles to city square" is much better than "spacious oasis with gorgeous porches near the Peach-y Beach". By and large, MTR residents are coming to work (or for relocation due to flood, fire or wind), and they approach finding housing with their analytical brain, not the emotional one.

It's also not uncommon that the person tasked with finding accomodations for the MTR resident isn't going to be staying there at all. This applies to house hunters for construction crews (or high-value individuals), insurance claim relocation specialists, and nursing contract placement coordinators.  If your listing sounds "professional", these folks are much more likely to want to deal with you. Their top priority is getting their residents placed in great housing, but right behind that in priority is getting them placed efficiently. Giving them a listing that speaks to their needs, in their language pushes you to the top of their list.

One last caveat I always add to people not finding residents through ff.com. If you are used to the STR world, be aware that ff.com and the STR platforms behave very differently. AirBnB and Vrbo push notifications to you, but most of our residents from furnishedfinder have come from the more passive "unmatched housing requests". You would need to log in to ff.com to see these leads. I do it several times a day as a habit now.

I absolutely agree with the suggestion above to make friends with realtors. A great demographic is those who have sold a home and are waiting to buy or build their next one. Realtors are the best source for those leads.