--- title: Corporate Housing Blog & Guides for Operators | Staylio url: https://staylio.co/blog/ description: Guides for corporate housing operators: starting a business, winning clients, leases, proration, lodging tax, deposits, furniture, 1099s and software. --- # Guides for running a corporate housing business. Practical, plain-English guides for operators: starting out, winning clients, leases, billing, taxes, furniture, deposits and the systems that hold it together. Starting out ## How to Start a Corporate Housing Business: A Step-by-Step Guide How to start a corporate housing business: choose a model, pick a market and a niche, set up legally, furnish units, price for vacancy, win clients and run it well. 5 min read Starting out ### Corporate Housing vs Airbnb vs Hotels: How to Explain the Difference Corporate housing vs Airbnb vs hotels for stays of 30 nights or more: space, services, billing, taxes, flexibility and cost, with a guide to which fits when. 3 min read Starting out ### How to Get Corporate Housing Clients: 9 Channels That Work Where corporate housing clients come from: relocation companies, HR and travel teams, hospitals and staffing agencies, insurers, government, universities and more. 5 min read Starting out ### Mid-Term Rentals vs Corporate Housing: What Is the Difference? Mid-term rentals and corporate housing both mean furnished stays of a month or more. The difference: who pays, how it is sold and billed, and the standards. 3 min read Operations ### Corporate Housing Lease Agreements: What to Include What a corporate housing lease should cover: parties, term and extensions, notice, rent and proration, deposits, pets, access, damage and e-signatures. 4 min read Operations ### Furniture Setup and Teardown: Running Logistics for Furnished Rentals How corporate housing operators run furniture: buy or rent, standard packages, inventory, delivery scheduling, setup and teardown crews, photos and damage. 3 min read Operations ### Occupancy Rate for Corporate Housing: How to Calculate and Improve It The occupancy rate formula for corporate housing, with ADR, RevPAR, average length of stay and turn days, worked examples, and seven ways to raise occupancy. 3 min read Operations ### Security Deposits and Damage Charges in Corporate Housing How corporate housing operators handle security deposits and damage: who pays, inspections with photos, wear and tear vs damage, itemized deductions and deadlines. 3 min read Operations ### The Corporate Housing Move-In and Move-Out Checklist A move-in and move-out checklist for corporate housing operators: unit readiness, paperwork, arrival, the first 48 hours, notice, inspection, deposit and turn. 3 min read Money & tax ### 1099s for Corporate Housing Operators: W-9s, the $2,000 Threshold and E-Filing Which vendor and rent payments corporate housing operators report on 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC, the $2,000 threshold for 2026, W-9s, exceptions and e-filing. 4 min read Money & tax ### How to Prorate Rent for Move-Ins and Move-Outs (3 Methods) How to calculate prorated rent for a partial month: the days-in-month, 30-day and 365-day methods, worked examples for move-in and move-out, and which to use. 4 min read Money & tax ### Lodging Tax and the 30-Day Rule: A Guide for Corporate Housing Operators How hotel occupancy taxes treat long stays: the 30-consecutive-day exemption, written notice, continuous occupancy, places with other rules, and how to run it. 4 min read Money & tax ### Master Leases in Corporate Housing: How the Model Works How corporate housing operators lease units from communities and owners: landlord permission, the economics, break-even occupancy and the risks. 3 min read Segments ### Insurance Housing (ALE) Placements: A Guide for Corporate Housing Operators How insurance displacement housing works for operators: additional living expense coverage, who books, what families need, billing the carrier and extensions. 3 min read Software ### Why Corporate Housing Spreadsheets Break (and When to Switch) The ways corporate housing workbooks fail as you grow, the signs it is time to move to software, what to look for, and how to switch without losing a month. 3 min read Free tools ## Do the math in seconds. Calculators and a glossary for the numbers and words of the business. [**Prorated rent calculator**](https://staylio.co/tools/prorated-rent-calculator/) [**Occupancy rate calculator**](https://staylio.co/tools/occupancy-rate-calculator/) [**Corporate housing glossary**](https://staylio.co/glossary/) [**RSS feed**](https://staylio.co/blog/feed.xml) Beta launching January 1, 2027 ## Run your whole portfolio from one screen. The Staylio beta opens to corporate housing operators on January 1, 2027. Get on the list, or see it first on a demo. [Join the beta](https://staylio.co/beta/) [Request a demo](https://staylio.co/demo/) Beta launches January 1, 2027