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Your Roadmap to Mid-Term Rental Success: How to use our MTR Host Resources

We introduced our MTR Host Resources section a few months ago to help prospective mid-term rental operators get started. In this post we’re going to walk you through exactly how to use these resources to maximize your MTR operation. Here is a realistic (but fictional) scenario using an example avatar that we’ll call Alex. Alex…
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Travel Nurses, here are the 7 best neighborhoods to stay during your Cleveland assignment

I’ve had the privilege of providing housing for several traveling medical professionals since converting my four apartments in Cleveland to mid-term rentals (MTRs). They have been ideal guests, who also happen to provide a vital service to the community at large. It feels great knowing that I’m helping in a small way to facilitate their…
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Why I chose Kiavi for my DSCR Cash-Out Refi (and would do it again)

One of the biggest benefits of owning rental properties is being able to access the equity without having to sell the asset by performing a cash out refinance. If you’re unfamiliar with the process, here’s a quick explanation. Equity is the difference between how much your property is worth and how much you owe on…
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MTR vs LTR: A Cash Flow Comparison

In this post I’m going to show just how much more cash flow my four units are generating since making the switch to mid-term rentals. I’m going to compare my actual income and expenses from May 2025 when I was using a property manager and each unit was occupied by a long-term tenant to May…
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7 Turo skills that helped me get started in Mid-Term Rentals

Myron Golden, the entrepreneur/YouTuber/business coach who uses Bible principles to teach business strategy, says that “All work works. It’s either working for you (making you money) or it’s working on you (making you better). The trick is lasting through the learning curve long enough to become the person for whom it can work.” My time…
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Furnishing a Mid-term Rental: An inside look

Furnishing a mid-term rental (MTR) is no easy task. Especially if you are doing it yourself – by yourself – like I did. FOUR times! It’s definitely doable, and I recommend it for anyone looking to save some money during the furnishing process. Also, you don’t have to do this alone! Grab a buddy, partner,…
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From Cars to Real Estate – Why I pivoted from Turo to Mid-Term Rentals

As you can tell from the updates on the site, I’ve made the pivot from renting cars on Turo to renting furnished apartments on a monthly basis. So why did I make the switch? And why mid-term rentals? I’m glad you asked. As you can tell from my last post, titled “My Turo Business Died,”…
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My Turo business died

If you read the last few sporadic blog posts on this site then the writing was on the wall regarding the state of my Turo business. We were dealing with recalls on our most popular cars. Then my money-making BMW’s demand completely crashed in the winter. We started selling off cars just to keep the…
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We sold our BMW to Carvana – Here’s how it went

Hey there! This post is part of our archived Turo series. We officially traded Turo cars for furnished properties, and now document our journey as mid-term rental (MTR) operators and real estate investors. If you’re interested in MTR strategies, furnished monthly housing, or real estate investing click here to check out our newest content. Original…
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