Clutch City HB, your premier midterm rental company with over 5 years of experience servicing medical professionals, corporate clients, and those needing medical care. We offer comfortable, luxurious and affordable housing in Houston, near the Texas Medical Center, equipped with modern amenities and high-quality furnishings. Our staff is available 24/7 to assist with any needs or concerns to make your stay stress-free.
We offer various rental apartments and understand the unique needs of those in the medical field. Our services include 24/7 emergency support and flexible rental options for long term stays 30 days and greater. Our goal is to provide a comfortable home away from home for your well-being during your stay in Houston. Book your stay with us today.
We are a midterm rental company that focuses on stays 28 days or greater. Our primary focus target market is the Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas. Our target audience are travel nurses, medical professionals and individuals in need of medical care servicing or being serviced by one of the Texas Medical Center facilities.
This is the first step in creating boundaries, which is a healthy way for you to maintain control of both your personal and professional life to ensure you’re getting the most you can out of each new assignment.
Creating boundaries not only helps you on a personal level, but by having these boundaries clearly set and defined ahead of time, you can explain them to the other parties involved in your travel nurse experience, such as your recruiter. Having this information upfront improves their ability to represent and respect your best interests.
What factors or measurements do you use to determine a location’s safety? Based on these factors and/or measurements, what counts as too unsafe?
When it comes to housing, how far is “too far” from your place of work? A grocery store? A laundromat? A gym? A place of worship?
Do you require access to specific facilities or professionals (i.e. specialists) for your health or wellness? Within what radius of your home or place of work?
For many travel nurses, the adventure isn’t simply for themselves. Travel nursing with spouses, families, and even friends is becoming more common. As such, it’s important to take everyone’s needs into consideration when arranging travel nurse housing and planning your next steps in a new location.
Do any of the people you’re traveling with have employment or schooling obligations? How will those needs be fulfilled at your new location?
In addition to these questions above, you should ensure that you know the personal preferences and dealbreakers of any other companions on your adventure! Be prepared to tweak your travel nurse lifestyle so that everyone has the factors they need.
Take the time to honestly answer these questions, and don’t be afraid to add and answer more. If you’re unsure―or even just looking for a second opinion―ask those around you as well!
Once you have a clear understanding of what conditions help you thrive, you can make arrangements accordingly. So keep your preferences in mind as you make your way through the steps outlined in the rest of this guide: your ultimate goal is to tailor your travel nursing experience to encourage the best personal and professional YOU possible!
Over time, these steps (and your understanding of the ways in which your preferences shape them) will come much easier, but until then, be sure to read through all of our tips to help you hit the ground running in logistics for your new location!
Your first step when it comes to securing housing as a travel nurse should always be to check out what options (if any) are offered by your travel nurse agency.
Some nurse staffing agencies will rent out rooms at motels or have dorms specifically maintained to house travel nurses on assignment like yourself. These may already come furnished with all or most of the amenities you need, and because they’re owned by the company, you’ll be able to get more information ahead of time and set up your stay there directly through your recruiter.
Don’t simply settle for a company’s travel nurse housing option though. Large agencies will offer either lodging or a housing reimbursement. Smaller agencies may only offer the reimbursement and forego company-sponsored housing options altogether.
Before making a decision, you should always ask what the average housing stipend for travel nurses is at your agency. Stipends currently run from $100-$300/day (depending on the city and time of year) between travel nursing companies. And there’s a good reason why: housing is never a one-size-fits-all deal. While many nurses travel alone, some decide to try travel nursing while married, and others may even give traveling with kids a shot!
What you may lose in convenience by choosing to find your own place, you gain in control over ensuring that you’re able to meet the daily needs (or as many of them as possible) created by your travel nurse lifestyle. More often than not, you'll have more flexibility using your stipend to find your own place on the many travel nurse housing sites out there (or even Airbnb!).
You may even save yourself some money by scoring a great place to live on a smaller budget (not to mention that stipends are tax free!).
When figuring out where you’ll be living, you’ll want to keep four things in mind: quality, amenities, location, and flexibility.
When it comes to quality, there’s no better barometer than peer reviews! Most options provide the opportunity to read through reviews, whether it’s directly associated with the accommodation or through a third party. We can’t stress enough how important it is to rent from someone with a track record of being dependable and reliable (maybe even other registered nurses in the area!).
Professional HousingIn a brand new place, the last thing you need is your travel nurse housing arrangement falling through. Reviews can also be helpful for gleaning details about what others liked or disliked (because sometimes what they didn’t like truly wouldn’t be relevant to you!) the area, the living conditions, and what you can’t determine from pictures.
If you’re traveling light, you’ll need a spot that’s furnished and stocked with linens, kitchenware, and any additional necessities. Don’t be afraid to ask lots of questions about what is included. And don’t simply take labels like “furnished” at face value, as “furnished” means different things to different people. Consider amenities nearby: if your place doesn’t have a washing and drying machine in the building, is there a laundromat nearby, or will you need to get creative with washing your scrubs?
We know this is probably what you have in mind when you think “furnished”, but that isn’t the case for everybody.
When it comes to travel nurse housing, we can’t talk about things to consider without talking location.
Do you mind dealing with a lengthy commute to work for more affordable or well-situated options? Or would you rather spend as little time as possible commuting? Do you want to live in the middle of the action or away from the noise?
Google Maps and Yelp are your best friends to get a sense of the neighborhoods you’d want to live in and what makes them unique. And don’t forget to check out neighborhood safety through reviews online or websites like AreaVibes.
Maybe you have a pet that you’re taking with you. Maybe you’d like the option to extend your lease just in case you’d like to extend your contract at your facility. Maybe you want a place amenable to ending your lease early in case... err, the opposite happens. Are you a social butterfly who frequently entertains house guests?
Maybe you have a pet that you’re taking with you. Maybe you’d like the option to extend your lease just in case you’d like to extend your contract at your facility. Maybe you want a place amenable to ending your lease early in case... err, the opposite happens. Are you a social butterfly who frequently entertains house guests?
All of these are things to consider up front. Ask the property manager or landlord about these points―everyone will be much happier if they’re on the same page as you before you sign.
The ideal travel nurse housing option for you will depend on the specifics of your location, your living preferences, and the amount of travel nursing you do. However, over the years, a few options have become fairly established and relatively easy to set up. While we don't have a go-to travel nurse housing website yet, the below are some great places to start!
Landing is a nationwide network of the largest supply of furnished apartments of any one provider! The company rents specific units in apartment complexes that they furnish and offer all inclusive rates for. If you don’t see one in your city, let them know; they have the ability to install/furnish a new apartment in as little as 7 days!
Unlike house sharing or typical apartment rentals, you don’t have to worry about getting stuck in a lease with Landing. Simply provide 14 days of termination notice if your assignment is canceled or terminated. Landing makes it easy for nurses who need flexibility, enabling them to stay between one and 12+ months with the freedom to extend or transfer to other apartments in the Landing network of 375+ cities!
Bonus perk: waived application fees, no security deposit and $300 off any reservation greater than 90 days with our referral code TrustedHealth300!*
This housing option is a great way to get the local feel of an area and it makes it easier to meet people living in an apartment environment. Not to mention - you get access to all the perks of apartment amenities (gym, secure parking, pool, community events, dog parks, etc)! Many apartments are located in the pulse of the city where you’ll find coffee shops, restaurants and the like close by, if not within walking distance.
Housesharing has been growing the fastest in popularity, and not just for travel nurses. On average, over 2 million people stay in an AirBnB reservation each night! And that statistic doesn’t even take into account reservations from all the other housesharing rental sites!
But before we go any further, what’s housesharing? Essentially, you can reserve homes―whether they be rooms, apartments, condos, or entire houses―on a short-term basis, similar to booking a hotel. This offers a lot of variety in your location options and comes with more homey amenities: while ovens aren’t a thing in hotels, you’ll have no problem finding a house or apartment with one!
If you choose to try housesharing, be sure to check reviews of both the host (to make sure that they’re helpful and responsive) and the home (to make sure that it’s clean and suits your needs). If everything checks out and you’re excited about the place, reach out to the host beforehand to negotiate a cheaper rate (ideally, you can get the cost below your travel nurse housing stipend).