Snapshot · BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
By converting residential units to medium-term rentals for traveling nurses, contractors, and students, Remington earns 50% to 100% more rent than traditional long-term leases.
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At 34:35 · chapter starts 34:20
Short-term rentals peaked in popularity during COVID and have since faced regulatory headwinds, management complexity, and market saturation. Remington's response was to move one step back on the rental spectrum: medium-term rentals. By targeting traveling nurses, remote contractors, and students who need furnished housing for one month to a year, he captures significantly higher rents than traditional leases — 50% to 100% more per unit [1] — Remington Lyman "Short-term rentals are overregulated and management-heavy; long-term rentals are safer but lower yield. Medium-term rentals — 1 month to 1 …" 34:20 . Columbus is an ideal market for this: the state capital, a major research university hospital, and a large contractor and construction workforce all generate steady demand for medium-stay housing. Remington uses a property manager for about 10 of these units at roughly 15% of revenue, which he considers a bargain given how much more they generate than standard rentals.
Short-term rentals are overregulated and management-heavy; long-term rentals are safer but lower yield. Medium-term rentals — 1 month to 1 year — hit the sweet spot: traveling nurses, contractors, and students pay 50-100% more than traditional tenants, with far less turnover than STRs.
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