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Tips

How to Post a Housing Request and Get Better Matches

Can't find the right place? Post a housing request and let landlords come to you. Here is what to include so a landlord can actually reply.

4 min read · May 2026

Tips

How to Publish Your First Verified Furnished Unfurnished Listing

A step-by-step walk through your first listing: basics, location, details, amenities, photos, availability, then review, payment, and verification. Nothing publishes on its own.

4 min read · May 2026

Market

Why Direct Landlord Contact Matters in Monthly Rentals

A 30+ day stay rarely closes from a booking button. Here is why a direct conversation fits longer rentals, and how Furnished Unfurnished puts landlords in front of those renters.

4 min read · May 2026

Market

How to Compare Monthly Rentals Without Paying Booking Fees

Listed rent rarely tells the whole story for a monthly stay. Here is how to compare the real cost and message landlords directly, with no booking fee in between.

4 min read · May 2026

Tips

How to Bulk Import Listings With CSV, PMS, Guesty, or Hospitable

Bulk import helps operators bring existing listing data into the workflow without pretending imported data is ready to publish untouched.

2 min read · May 2026

Market

When a Rental Portfolio Needs Vendor-Grade Listing Tools

Adding listings one at a time works, until it does not. Here is how to recognize when a growing portfolio needs vendor-grade tools, and what they handle differently.

4 min read · May 2026

Industry Insights

How insurance ALE works for displaced families: the housing piece, in plain language

A house fire, a burst pipe, a roof torn off in a storm. The damage is the visible part of the loss. The less visible part is the question that arrives within twenty-four hours of the claim being opened. Where will the family sleep tonight, next week, and for the next…

8 min read · May 2026

Industry Insights

Insurance ALE Housing: What Landlords Need to Know

When a homeowner's house burns down, floods, or becomes uninhabitable from a covered loss, their insurance policy almost always covers their housing while the home is repaired or rebuilt. That…

8 min read · May 2026

Industry Insights

Mid-Term Rental vs Vacation Rental vs Traditional Lease: How the Categories Differ

Three rental categories exist. Most people pick the wrong one for their situation, and most platforms are designed for one category and stretched to serve the others poorly. This is what each…

7 min read · May 2026

Industry Insights

How to List a Mid-Term Rental on Furnished Unfurnished: Subscription, Photos, Review Process

Listing a property on Furnished Unfurnished takes about 25 minutes from sign-up to submission. Verification takes one business day in most cases. This is what each step of the wizard asks for, why it…

7 min read · May 2026

Industry Insights