Susan Kienitz is a mid-term rental investor in Long Beach, California. She has 9 rentals total including an 8- plex that her family has owned for 25+ years. She has converted 6 of these units to mid-term rentals and will educate us on her process.

In this episode we cover:

0:00 Intro- Welcome to The Landlord Diaries

3:15 Susan has binge watched all The Landlord Diaries episodes!

3:45 The journey to mid term rentals

5:35 Mid-term rental guests

8:05 Susan’s real estate portfolio

12:15 Susan’s next move might be out of state investing

18:00 Where does Susan get her bookings from?

19:25 Are you listening to what guests want?

25:15 Why Susan puts her “house rules” in her property description

28:05 Using Message Templates & Tenant Leads to streamline your bookings

36:40 Susan’s journey converting her 8 plex units from long term rentals to mid term rentals

38:15 Why Susan is converting her queen beds to king beds even in tight spaces

40:10 How have Susan’s furnishings changed through experience

43:40 Do you have space for those extra cleaning or restock items?

46:25 How Susan found her trusted cleaning team

52:50 Tips to keep your cleaning team happy through an average of 4 cleans per year

54:15 Operating the “unit” feature on Furnished Finder

Website Links:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/

https://www.keycheck.com/

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/stats

https://www.facebook.com/groups/furnishedfinder.travelnursehousing/

Susan’s Listings on Furnished Finder:

Furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?u=Susan.Kienitz

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