Looking for a way to fill the gaps in your Airbnb booking calendar during a shoulder season? Depending on where your STR property is located, a smart decision may be to experiment with hosting guests mid-term. Furnished Finder can be a good place to start if your property qualifies.
It's a specialized marketplace that provides furnished rentals with 30+ day minimum stays. Unlike Airbnb, Furnished Finder is popular among travel nurses and traveling professionals who need furnished accommodations for at least one month, which means you can also save costs on turnover cleaning and maintenance.
So, how much does it cost to rent out your property on Furnished Finder? To help you understand what you can expect to pay if you list your home or apartment on this popular platform, we'll discuss Furnished Finder fees in this blog post.
Listing your properties on multiple booking platforms and creating your direct booking website allows you to increase your visibility, get more bookings, and diversify your revenue streams. You can manage all your listings hassle-free if you streamline your daily operations using vacation rental software like Hospitable.
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Furnished Finder Fees for Property Owners
Furnished Finder markets itself as the leading source of monthly furnished rentals in the US. It differs from traditional short-term rental platforms like Booking.com or Airbnb, catering to leisure and business travelers. This website is a focused marketplace for traveling professionals, mainly in the healthcare industry, looking for comfortable accommodations during their temporary assignments.
Travel nurses and business professionals are responsible and reliable tenants who are more likely to treat your home respectfully than vacationers. Additionally, this type of traveler's average length of stay is over 90 days, which can be very attractive for traditional vacation rental owners.
When you list your mid-term rental property on Furnished Finder, you only need to pay an annual subscription fee of $179. You can get unlimited leads from potential guests interested in staying at your property. You can communicate with travelers directly via email, phone, or text and have the freedom to vet your guests and use any form of payment.
Property owners work directly with guests, and Furnished Finder doesn't interfere with the transaction process. Furnished Finder doesn't charge commissions or booking fees as many other platforms do, and there are no mark-ups on rental rates. That means you can keep all your money.
Property owners who list on Furnished Finder also have access to KeyCheck. It's Furnished Finder's sister company that provides a suite of useful tools, including free tenant screening and free online rent payment collection.
Trusted by over 225,000 landlords across the US, Furnished Finder can be a good additional distribution channel for your vacation rental property that can help you increase your occupancy rate. By creating a listing on Furnished Finder, you'll extend your reach and get your property in front of 1 million travelers searching monthly for 30+ day rentals.
Updating calendars and managing bookings across multiple channels manually can be a headache, and there's always a risk of double bookings. But with Hospitable's iCal imports, you can ensure your calendar is always up to date and have better control over availability.
With iCal, you can seamlessly sync calendars across various niche booking platforms, including Furnished Finder, and prevent double bookings while streamlining your operations and taking advantage of our AI features. Watch the video to see how the iCal functionality works, and check out our help article for more details.
Are There Any Furnished Finder Fees for Guests?
Travelers who use Furnish Finder to find accommodation never pay any booking fees. However, if the property owner initiates the screening process by sending an email invitation to a potential guest via Furnished Finder or KeyCheck, the guest must pay for the service and complete the ID identification process on KeyCheck.
The screening includes the guest's criminal background check, eviction check, and credit screening to help property owners make informed decisions when choosing their next guests. Guest screening is 100% free for hosts, but guests are responsible for paying $44.99 for the screening service. If the property owner doesn't approve travelers, they won't receive any refund because Furnished Finder doesn't influence or control property owners' decisions.
On Furnished Finder, property owners may also accept rent payments and other fees via credit/debit cards using the KeyCheck online payments service. This service is free for hosts, and guests pay service fees. Currently, guests have to pay:
- Credit/Debit Cards (4.95% renter fee)
- Checking Accounts ($5.00 plus 1% max renter fee)
Online service simplifies payment collection. You just need to set online payments for rent, pet fees, cleaning fees, and more and invite guests to start processing payments. Then, KeyCheck will automatically send monthly email reminders to your guests and handle all payments without additional costs.
Final Thought
As you see, Furnished Finder charges just one simple, annual listing fee. Since property owners work directly with travelers, Furnished Finder never takes any booking fees or commissions, giving you the flexibility to manage your business however you want. So, if you want to accept long-term bookings, this online rental platform can be a good alternative to traditional OTAs like Vrbo, which allows hosts to offer monthly stays.
You may also want to check out our blog article to learn how Furnished Finder works for property owners and how to get started on this platform.
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