Monthly Stays and Steady Pay: 6 Steps to Mid-Term Rental Success
Summary
This article highlights the growing trend of mid-term rentals (MTRs), offering a potentially more stable income stream than short-term rentals. Hosts should consider MTRs in areas with demand from corporate relocations, traveling nurses, or universities, and utilize tools like TurboTenant for tenant screening and lease agreements.
Key Insights
- •Cities like Detroit and Cleveland produced gross yields above 10% for MTR investors in March 2025, higher than many long-term rentals in the same markets.
- •MTRs can double monthly rent compared to a traditional tenant in hot medical hubs or business centers.
Action Items
- ✓Find where demand already exists: medical hubs full of travel nurses, universities hosting visiting professors, companies relocating employees, or construction sites bringing in crews for big projects.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
- ✓Use TurboTenant’s rental advertising platform to cast a wide net and filter for quality tenants.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →TurboTenant: A TurboTenant rental lease agreement with MTR addendums keeps you protected.
- →TurboTenant: TurboTenant’s screening tool makes it simple.
- →TurboTenant: List for free through TurboTenant’s rental advertising platform.
Watch Out For
- ⚠Don’t treat these as casual arrangements; treat them like the business they are.
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