Finding the right housing can make or break a travel healthcare assignment. From location and cost to safety, lease terms, and avoiding red flags, there’s a lot to consider before you sign on the dotted line. In this episode of the TravCon Travel Nursing & Allied Podcast, we’re joined by Steve Curtin, President of Vidle Housing, and Taylor Miebach, Co-Founder & VP of Marketplace Strategy at Vidle Housing, for a practical conversation about one of the biggest pieces of the travel healthcare experience: finding a place to call home. Steve brings extensive experience in healthcare travel and the housing space. As President of Vidle Housing, he is helping shape the future of furnished, mid-term housing specifically for healthcare travelers. Prior to Vidle Housing, Steve spent years working within the healthcare staffing industry and brings a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing today’s healthcare travelers. Taylor co-founded Vidle Housing and leads marketplace strategy, focusing on connecting healthcare travelers with quality housing in the markets where they need it most. His background includes experience in corporate housing serving traveling nurses, as well as real estate investment and multi-state operations. At Vidle, he works across demand validation, partnerships, and marketplace strategy to help build a better housing experience for healthcare professionals on the move. Together, Steve and Taylor break down 10 key tips for healthcare travelers when securing housing — from what to look for and what questions to ask to how to recognize potential red flags before committing to a place. 🏠 In this episode, we cover: What healthcare travelers should consider when searching for housingQuestions to ask before booking or signing a leaseCommon housing red flags to watch forHow early travelers should start their housing searchHow to approach housing for your next assignmentWays to make the housing process easier and less stressfulWhether you're booking your first assignment or your fifteenth, this episode is packed with practical advice to help you feel more confident about your next housing search. Because your next assignment should come with new experiences — not a housing headache. About Steve: Steve is president of Vidle Housing, a pioneering platform that focuses exclusively on providing fully furnished, mid-term housing for healthcare travel professionals. Vidle Housing was a 2026 finalist in the Corporate Housing Providers Association’s (CHPA) Tower of Excellence Award for Innovation. From 2019 to early 2025, Steve was the CEO of Gypsy Nurse (TGN) from , recognized as the largest community of travel healthcare professionals in the world, and TravCon, the world’s largest healthcare traveler conference. Prior to joining TGN, Steve spent a decade in staffing as marketing executive, helping to lead two firms to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies. From 2007-10, Steve was a co-founder and Vice President of Marketing, Partnerships & Content for NurseTogether.com, one of the first online communities for nurses. Earlier in his career, Steve spent 15 years working in senior-level management positions for several large enterprise software firms in the Boston area. About Taylor: Taylor Miebach is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketplace Strategy at Vidle Housing, a national platform dedicated to connecting traveling healthcare professionals with quality mid-term housing. Since co-founding the company, he has built the marketplace strategy that connects demand and supply across Vidle and Vidle Housing — designing the systems that surface, validate, and act on housing demand so the right inventory reaches travelers in the markets that need it most. His work spans market-level demand validation, partnership development with leading healthcare staffing agencies, and strategic collaborations such as BetterHelp. Prior to Vidle Housing, he spent two years in corporate housing serving traveling nurses and began his career as Operations Manager for a national real estate investment firm, where he oversaw large-scale projects across multiple states. He brings an entrepreneurial, partnership-focused approach to building the demand infrastructure behind healthcare travel housing.
