FF41 Do Mid-Term Travelers Like Shared Spaces? w/ Jeff Bower

Today we talk with Jeff Bower in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jeff has a 4 bedroom farm house he rents by the room exclusively to traveling medical professionals and a 1 bedroom, 1 bath cottage. Jeff owns a contracting business called Bower & Sons specializing in accessory buildings, external home remodeling and barndominiums. 

In this episode we cover:

(Points organized in episode order)

• Do farmhouses work for room rentals?
• Why room rentals vs. renting entire units?
• Is it hard to find tenants that rent by the room?
• Renting by the room reaches more budgets
• Current room renters can be great marketing w/ a little incentive
• Do shared bathrooms work out?
• Do travelers like shared spaces?
• Who’s renting by the room?
• Videos of the space is a must for room rentals
• On the design side, what’s important for private spaces and shared spaces?

Jeff’s Listings on Furnished Finder:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?u=Jeff%20__%20Challis 

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