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Midterm Rental Furnishing Payback Calculator

Furnishing an MTR is an upfront investment paid back through rent premium.

Furnishing cost

Setup/design cost

Monthly rent premium

Occupancy %

Payback months

28.5

Total investment

$20,500

Effective monthly premium

$720

How the math works

Investment = furnishing + setup. Effective premium = monthly × occupancy. Payback = investment ÷ effective premium.

$20.5k investment ÷ ($900 × 80% = $720/mo effective premium) = 28.5 months payback.

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What this page estimates

This Midterm Rental Furnishing Payback Calculator is built to give a quick, browser-based estimate for midterm rental furnishing payback. Furnishing an MTR is an upfront investment paid back through rent premium. The inputs stay on the page during normal use, and the result should be treated as an estimate for planning, comparison, or education rather than professional advice.

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How to Use

Enter furnishing cost.
Enter setup/design cost.
Enter monthly rent premium vs unfurnished.
Enter occupancy %.
Read payback months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the midterm rental premium?

MTR (30-day minimum) furnished rentals typically command 25-60% rent premium over unfurnished long-term rentals. Traveling nurse markets: 40-70%. Corporate relocation: 30-55%. Insurance/FEMA claims: 50-100%+. Premium is driven by (1) flexibility (no 12-month lock), (2) fully equipped (no moving cost for tenant), (3) utilities + internet included. Premium shrinks in soft markets as MTRs face STR and LTR competition simultaneously.

Typical furnishing costs?

Studio: $4k-8k basic, $10k-15k designer. 1BR: $8k-14k basic, $18k-28k designer. 2BR: $14k-22k basic, $28k-45k designer. 3BR: $22k-38k basic, $45k-75k designer. Include: furniture, mattresses, kitchenware, linens, art, rugs, window treatments, small appliances, smart locks, Wi-Fi setup. Furnished Finder and Zeus Living publish benchmark datasets. Spec depends on target rate — nurse rentals cheaper than corporate relo.

What drives the occupancy variable?

Most MTRs run 70-85% occupancy (10-15 days vacancy between 60-90 day bookings). Low season and unit-class mismatches pull down to 50-65%. Institutional operators (Landing, Zeus, Blueground) target 90%+ through large-inventory distribution. Amateur operators often overlook the 5-10 day turnover buffer and end up at 65-70% when they modeled 85% — this is the #1 underwriting error in MTR.

How do you accelerate payback?

Rate discipline (don't discount first tenant below model), traveling nurse list membership (FurnishedFinder.com: $100-150/yr), direct landlord network in corporate relo (HR departments book multi-year steady), insurance placement registry (Alacrity, Cort, CHBO). Each adds inventory utilization 3-8 points. Fast payback (6-10 months) is achievable if all four demand channels are lit up. Slower (18+ months) when relying solely on Airbnb 30-day listings.