66 reasons someone needs a place to stay near you.
Most new hosts plan for one guest: the vacationer.
See all 66, then count the ones within 20 minutes of you.
Free 18-page PDF with two worksheets.
Every tile is a different guest.
Some stay two nights. Some stay three months.
Hover or tap a tile to see who they are.
Hover or tap any tile.
Each one is a different guest with a different reason to stay.
Who pays, where to find them and what starts the stay are in the guide.
Why 66, not 12.
Squint and the list looks like a dozen.
Each one earns its own line on three counts.
6,100
US hospitals, each one a source of medical stays.
AHA Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2026
+136%
Growth in 28+ night stays since 2019.
Furnished Finder + AirDNA, Jan 2026
- 1
A different reason to travel.
A travel nurse on a 13-week contract and a family out of a burned house need the same bed for different reasons.
- 2
A different place to find them.
The nurse searches Furnished Finder. The family comes through a housing firm working for their insurer.
- 3
A different path from first look to referral.
The nurse refers the next nurse on the unit. The adjuster sends the next claim. Same house, two businesses.
Count your backyard.
Twenty minutes with a map open. Here's the short version.
- Step 1
Draw a 20-minute circle.
Start from the address you'd buy, lease or already own.
- Step 2
Mark the ones with a real place behind them.
A hospital, a base, a plant, a venue, a campus. A hunch doesn't count.
- Step 3
Read your number.
Three real ones? You have something to test. Zero? Keep your money for now.
18 pages. Print the worksheets.
Answer two questions before you buy, lease or furnish anything:
will it work where you live, and should you be the one to run it?
- p. 4
2026, in numbers
Eight market figures, each with its source.
- p. 6
The 66 at a glance
Eight families on one page, marked by length of stay.
- pp. 7–10
Field guide
Who pays, where you find them and what starts the stay, for all 66.
- pp. 11–12
Two worksheets
Will it work in my backyard? Then guest → market → property.
- pp. 13–17
Five decisions
Run it or partner, business or hobby, and your Go / Not Yet / Keep Your Money call.
How many of the 66 live near you?
Get the guide, count your backyard, and bring your number.
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Educational purposes only. Not financial, legal, tax or investment advice. Figures are national; local demand varies. Check local short-term rental rules before you operate.