FF87 30+ Years Driving Occupancy and Revenue In Corporate Housing w/ Elaine Quiroz, CCHP

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Elaine Quiroz is a founding member of CHPA (Corporate Housing Providers Association) & President of Corporate Housing Strategies which is the nation's leading provider of sales training and consulting in the furnished corporate housing / midterm rental space. With 30+ years of high level experience in the corporate housing industry, Elaine will talk with us today about types of corporate housing customers and how to best capture their business.

In this episode we cover:

0:00 Intro- Welcome to The Landlord Diaries

2:30 Elaine’s impact on the corporate housing industry

4:00 President of Corporate Housing Strategies for over 20 years

5:15 Furnished Finder’s MTR Facebook group of 150k landlords & travelers

8:00 Elaine’s voice through teaching, training & speaking

9:15 Elaine’s efforts to get rental arbitrage implemented at the developer level

11:10 What Furnished Finder hosts should know about CHPA

15:35 Why corporate housing operators should add ALL their properties to Furnished Finder

21:05 Elaine’s personal rental on Furnished Finder

27:25 The similarities between mid-term rentals & corporate housing

30:10 The differences between mid-term rentals & corporate housing

32:00 Get started in the MTR space with rental arbitrage

33:30 Building a corporate housing business that could sell for $1+ million

39:50 Preparing for the highs and lows, being proactive not reactive

43:00 Furnished Finder Tenant Leads is your opportunity to be proactive!

44:30 Presenting your brand well through your Furnished Finder profile & messages

54:00 Katie Lyon’s advice on how to keep your listing fresh

55:30 Types of corporate housing customers & how to best capture their business

1:01:25 Traveler types renting Studios - 2 bedrooms & larger homes on Furnished Finder

1:03:10 Preparing your space for construction workers

1:07:30 Be on the same page with your tenant and adjust your product as needed

1:08:10 Use KeyCheck for your tenant screenings, paid by the tenant

1:11:15 The right questions to ask corporate housing providers & clients

1:12:40 Be ready to connect with a one page property profile

1:14:45 What is the average lead time for corporate housing?

1:16:55 Should you drop your price as you approach a vacancy?

Website Links:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/

https://www.keycheck.com/

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

Elaine’s Listings on Furnished Finder:

https://www.furnishedfinder.com/members/profile?u=Elaine.Quiroz

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainequiroz/

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