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