Post by High Priestess on Feb 10, 2017 15:58:35 GMT
One type of renter that may work out for many hosts, is the student or academic who's in your area for a class or a research project. Not all students are attending a university or college for 4 years straight. Some will attend a university for just one semester, or even a couple weeks for a workshop.
Many of these know to look on Airbnb for listings, but others will look on Craigslist (either under sublets/temporary listings, or vacation rentals) or they may use the university's own housing website, if it has one. Contact any colleges or universities in your area and see if they have their own housing website for students, professors and others associated with the university to use.
For instance, in my area, there's a major university that has its own housing website, however they charge for advertising on the website. So you have to pay about $25 a month to list your space, while students and those associated with the university pay nothing to browse the listings. This may or may not be a good deal for those seeking short term renters --- I found when I paid to list on that site that I was only getting inquiries from those who wanted open-ended terms of tenancy, meaning, for a year or several years. So if you don't want a renter to stay that long, this may not be the best place to list if it costs to list.
Also you might try www.sabbaticalhomes.com, a short and long term rental website geared towards academics. It costs $65 a year to list your space on this site.
Many of these know to look on Airbnb for listings, but others will look on Craigslist (either under sublets/temporary listings, or vacation rentals) or they may use the university's own housing website, if it has one. Contact any colleges or universities in your area and see if they have their own housing website for students, professors and others associated with the university to use.
For instance, in my area, there's a major university that has its own housing website, however they charge for advertising on the website. So you have to pay about $25 a month to list your space, while students and those associated with the university pay nothing to browse the listings. This may or may not be a good deal for those seeking short term renters --- I found when I paid to list on that site that I was only getting inquiries from those who wanted open-ended terms of tenancy, meaning, for a year or several years. So if you don't want a renter to stay that long, this may not be the best place to list if it costs to list.
Also you might try www.sabbaticalhomes.com, a short and long term rental website geared towards academics. It costs $65 a year to list your space on this site.