Landlord Diaries - The Monthly Rentals Podcast
Landlord Diaries is a podcast all about mid-term monthly rentals and low-stress real estate investing. On the show, hosts and fellow monthly rentals landlords Kelly Bailey & Katie Lyon discuss topics like investment strategy, property management, and tips for using Furnished Finder to be a top monthly rentals landlord. By listening, you’ll walk away with creative ways to maximize your real estate investment, create passive income, as well as hear some entertaining and interesting landlord stories.
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Landlord Diaries - The Monthly Rentals Podcast
Market Data Every Property Owner Needs to See: Inside the AirDNA Report
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Monthly rentals are no longer a niche real estate strategy. In this episode of Landlord Diaries, Furnished Finder CEO Jeff Hurst joins Katie Lyon and Kelly Bailey to unpack the first-ever data-backed report on the rapid rise of monthly rentals, created in partnership with AirDNA.
Whether you're a short-term rental host, long-term landlord, or new investor looking for better cash flow and less turnover, this episode reveals why monthly midterm rentals are outpacing short-term rental growth, how cities across the U.S. are seeing explosive demand, and why monthly rentals now make up 19% of the total rental market.
Plus, we explore:
- Why investors are shifting to midterm rentals in the 2026 market
- Use Furnished Finder’s free Market Insights tool to validate demand in your area
- Monthly rentals are earning STR-level returns with half the effort
- Why 65% of Furnished Finder landlords are only on one platform
Stay to the end for a fun conversation with CEO Jeff Hurst where we dig into leadership lessons, big bets that paid off, and where he’d buy his own midterm rental.
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⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome to Landlord Diaries, the Monthly Rentals Podcast
1:45 Key takeaways from the AirDNA & Furnished Finder Monthly Rentals Report
4:25 Why AirDNA’s data was the perfect partner for this industry-first report
6:00 Why monthly rentals are growing faster than short-term rentals
7:55 Hotels are investing big in monthly rental inventory
8:45 Monthly rentals now make up 19% of the entire rental market
11:00 What’s driving nationwide growth in monthly furnished rentals
13:30 Two macro trends fueling the midterm rental boom
15:20 Real landlord case study: Who’s actually staying in monthly rentals
17:00 What this shift means for the average landlord
18:00 Jeff Hurst’s advice: “Invest in what you know”
18:55 How to validate midterm demand with Furnished Finder’s Market Insights
21:00 Monthly rentals are officially mainstream: what that means for investors
23:25 20% of Furnished Finder listings are room rentals
24:00 What the data says about ideal property sizes for monthly rentals
26:55 Comparing monthly and short-term rentals: revenue, effort, and returns
30:45 The real booking window for monthly rentals
33:50 Midterm rental case studies from across the U.S.
34:50 Top 20 fastest-growing cities for monthly rentals
36:35 Why Abilene, TX is the fastest-growing midterm rental market
38:25 Why rental arbitrage works so well for midterm strategies
38:45 How Furnished Finder stands apart as the go-to platform for monthly stays
42:20 Rapid Fire with Jeff Hurst: Advice, dream market, and CEO insights
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