Securing aerospace corporate, government TDY, and travel nurse tenants — exact process, contacts, rates, and 90-day roadmap
A new-construction 4-plex at 2080 Louisiana St, Titusville FL 32780 can realistically generate $80,000–$101,000 annually from three furnished medium-term rental units — roughly double the $48,000 that unfurnished long-term leases would produce. The property sits in one of the most favorable MTR micro-markets in the country: within 3 miles of Parrish Medical Center (a confirmed heavy travel nurse employer), 15 minutes from Kennedy Space Center, and directly in the path of two massive employer expansions — Blue Origin’s 100-job Titusville facility at 7980 Grissom Parkway and Lockheed Martin’s $140 million, 300-job manufacturing plant in Enterprise Park. Brevard County’s GSA per diem lodging rate of $166–$208 per night — 51–89% above the standard CONUS rate — creates pricing headroom well above typical residential rents. The strategy below details the exact registration processes, contacts, platforms, and pricing to capture aerospace corporate workers, government TDY contractors, and travel nurses as tenants.
The most common mistake landlords make when pursuing aerospace corporate housing is trying to register through companies’ supplier portals. SpaceX’s portal (spacex.com/supplier), Blue Origin’s Coupa-based system (blueorigin.com/become-a-supplier), Lockheed Martin’s Exostar platform, L3Harris’s supply chain portal, and Northrop Grumman’s SAP Ariba network are all designed for aerospace hardware and ITAR-regulated parts suppliers — not housing services. The actual path to corporate tenants flows through Relocation Management Companies (RMCs) that these employers contract with to handle employee moves.
A Brevard County real estate professional who handles aerospace relocations has confirmed that the following RMCs are actively managing Space Coast moves for SpaceX, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman employees: SIRVA Worldwide Relocation, Cartus (now part of Anywhere Real Estate), Altair Global, WHR Group, Brookfield Global Relocation Services, and Aires Mobility. These RMCs’ temporary housing and destination services divisions are the correct point of contact — not their corporate client portals. A small landlord connects by registering on platforms these RMCs source from (CHBO, Furnished Finder, National Corporate Housing) and by directly contacting each RMC’s temporary housing or property acquisition team.
Each aerospace employer handles housing differently. SpaceX offers minimal relocation assistance (roughly $2,000 reimbursement per multiple Glassdoor reviews) and employees largely arrange their own housing — making direct-to-tenant marketing most effective. Blue Origin has a confirmed formal relocation team that assists with “logistics, locating a new home, and travel costs,” per their careers page. Their new Titusville facility (approved September 2025) will create immediate demand within miles of the property. Lockheed Martin operates the most structured program — they successfully relocated 320+ employees from California to Titusville for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program in 2019, using RMC-managed temporary housing, and will repeat this pattern as 300+ new hires arrive by 2027. L3Harris Technologies, the largest employer in Brevard County with 10,000+ local employees, drives continuous relocation demand from their Melbourne headquarters. Northrop Grumman maintains KSC contractor presence supporting Artemis missions and uses its Small Business Liaison Officers as first contacts for all potential suppliers.
The actionable company contacts worth pursuing directly are: Blue Origin’s supplier diversity team (SupplierDiversity@BlueOrigin.com), Lockheed Martin’s supplier communications (supplier.communications@lmco.com) and their Small Business Liaison Officers, L3Harris’s supply chain contact page (supplychain.l3harris.com/Contact), and Northrop Grumman’s OSBP office. In each case, frame the pitch as local temporary housing services supporting their workforce expansion — not a traditional aerospace supply relationship.
Brevard County is classified as a Non-Standard Area for GSA per diem purposes, with lodging rates significantly above the standard CONUS rate. The current FY2026 rates (effective through September 2026) are:
| Period | Lodging per night | M&IE per day | Monthly lodging equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Jan, Apr–Sep | $166 | $74 | $4,980 |
| Feb–Mar (peak) | $208 | $74 | $6,240 |
| Standard CONUS comparison | $110 | $68 | $3,300 |
A private landlord does not need a GSA Schedule contract to house TDY personnel. Under Federal Travel Regulation §301-11.11, federal travelers can stay in “nonconventional lodging” including short-term rental properties and private homes when authorized. The simplest path is the direct-to-traveler model: furnish the property, price at or below per diem, provide itemized receipts with nightly rates and tax breakdowns, and let the traveler submit for reimbursement through their agency’s travel voucher system.
However, several registrations dramatically improve visibility and credibility. SAM.gov registration (free at sam.gov) provides a Unique Entity ID and CAGE Code — essential if you want to receive direct government payments and signal legitimacy to government travelers. The FEMA Fire Safety Directory (apps.usfa.fema.gov/hotel/) is critical because FTR requires employees stay in “fire safe” facilities; new construction with hard-wired smoke alarms (required, battery-only is not acceptable) should qualify readily. For a two-story 4-plex, a fully automatic sprinkler system is not required under the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act. Contact the Patrick Space Force Base Military Housing Office at (321) 494-2594 to be listed on their off-base housing referral list for incoming service members and TDY personnel. The KSC Office of Small Business Programs at (321) 867-7353 is another direct contact.
The most effective platforms for reaching TDY travelers are TDYHero (tdyhero.com), founded by an Air Force pilot and specifically designed to connect hosts with military TDY travelers with claimed JTR/DTS compliance, and TDY Lodging (tdylodging.com), which has specialized in extended-stay rentals for military and government travelers since 2001. ReloQuest (reloquest.com/government-lodging/) integrates GSA-certified suppliers into a searchable platform. Private rentals do not appear directly in the Defense Travel System booking engine, but travelers can manually enter lodging costs as “Other” with command authorization — TDYHero’s properties are structured to facilitate this.
The defense contractors placing the most TDY workers at KSC and Patrick SFB include Jacobs Technology (won the $3.2 billion KESC contract and a $4 billion Space Force Range Contract — the largest NASA services contractor at KSC), KBR, Boeing (Starliner program), Aerodyne Industries (BOSS contract for base operations), ARES Corporation (NASA’s 2022 Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year at KSC), Peraton, and United Launch Alliance. Major TMCs handling their travel bookings include American Express Global Business Travel (which acquired CWT in 2025), BCD Travel, and CWTSatoTravel (the dedicated government travel division). Smaller contractors often use individual employee reimbursement — the easiest segment to capture through platform listings.
For the GSA Long Term Lodging Schedule (SIN 531110), a 4-plex with individual apartment units could potentially qualify, but the application requires a registered business, 3+ physical addresses per metro area, and a 3–6 month review process. Contact Travel.Programs@gsa.gov to explore eligibility. This is a medium-term goal, not an immediate one.
HCA Florida Parrish Medical Center in Titusville is confirmed as one of the heaviest travel nurse users in the state. Vivian.com data shows Parrish had 34 active Med-Surg travel nurse postings alone, making it the #2 hospital in Florida for that specialty. Across all specialties, 44 active travel positions exist in Titusville on Vivian, with 196 travel nurse jobs across Brevard County on Indeed. The average weekly pay for travel nurses at Parrish is $1,859/week, with contracts ranging from $1,426 to $1,468/week depending on specialty and agency.
Staffing agencies confirmed placing nurses at Parrish include HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (HCA’s own staffing arm, the largest provider with 427+ Florida jobs), Zack Group, TRS Healthcare, Greenstaff Medical, Assured Nursing, and ADEX Healthcare Staffing. Beyond Titusville, Health First operates four hospitals within Brevard County (Cape Canaveral Hospital at ~14 miles, Viera Hospital at ~20 miles, Holmes Regional in Melbourne, and Palm Bay Hospital) and is investing $800 million in Brevard expansion including new freestanding ERs. Orlando Health’s closure of Rockledge Regional has been offset by their announced $750 million investment in a new Brevard hospital and three freestanding emergency departments — all future sources of travel nurse demand.
The critical insight about travel nurse housing: most staffing agencies have moved away from arranging housing directly. They provide tax-free housing stipends and point nurses to platforms — primarily Furnished Finder. This means the landlord’s strategy should center on platform visibility rather than agency vendor registration. The exception is TNAA (Travel Nurse Across America) and TotalMed, which maintain dedicated housing specialists and “leads lists” of traveler-friendly properties — contact their housing teams to be added to their local landlord referral list. Also contact Parrish Medical Center’s HR/nursing department directly to ask about posting on their internal housing resource board for incoming travel staff.
Furnished Finder (furnishedfinder.com) is the undisputed #1 platform. It hosts 300,000+ listings from 240,000 verified landlords, generates 70 million+ housing searches annually, and was ranked #1 in Real Estate by Newsweek’s 2025 America’s Best Online Platforms. Annual listing cost is $199 per property with zero booking fees or commissions. The average tenant stay exceeds 90 days. Currently, Titusville has 42 furnished rentals listed on the platform with 18 available — moderate competition. Best practices include 20+ professional photos per listing (generating 83% more contacts), highlighting “NEW CONSTRUCTION” and proximity to Parrish Medical Center, and responding to inquiries within 2–4 hours since one-third of tenants want to move in within one week of their first inquiry.
Additional platforms to list on simultaneously: CHBO — Corporate Housing by Owner (corporatehousingbyowner.com, starting at $399/year with a rental management program option), Airbnb with 30-night minimum and monthly discount (note: Airbnb charges ~3% host fee plus ~14% guest fee, making total cost higher than Furnished Finder for tenants), TravelNurseHousing.com (sister site to Furnished Finder, listings cross-post automatically), and relevant Facebook groups including The Gypsy Nurse Travel Nurse Housing Group (the largest travel nurse community) and Florida-specific travel nurse housing groups.
Standard travel nurse contracts run 13 weeks with extensions common. Nurses typically begin housing searches 6–8 weeks before their start date. The recommended lease structure is a 13-week initial term with month-to-month auto-renewal, giving nurses flexibility while reducing your vacancy gaps.
Three distinct pricing tiers emerge from the market data, each calibrated to a different tenant type’s budget ceiling and payment behavior:
Corporate aerospace workers represent the highest-value tenant segment at $2,800–$4,500/month for furnished monthly rentals near KSC. Companies have larger housing budgets, stays run 3–12 months (reducing turnover), and direct-to-employer billing is possible. Extended stay hotels in Titusville price between $2,310/month (Extended Stay America) and $5,250/month (Hyatt Place) — establishing the ceiling that corporate tenants consider reasonable. Government TDY contractors anchor to per diem rates and typically pay $2,500–$3,500/month, seeking to save a portion of their $4,980–$6,240 monthly lodging per diem. Payment reliability is the highest of any segment. Travel nurses are most price-sensitive at $1,800–$2,500/month for a furnished 1BR unit, pocket the difference between their stipend ($2,400–$4,200/month) and rent, and turn over every 13 weeks.
The recommended pricing structure uses length-of-stay discounts from a base rate of approximately $2,800/month all-inclusive:
| Stay length | Discount | Monthly rate | Annual revenue per unit (at 85% occupancy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | None | $2,800 | $28,560 |
| 3 months | 10% | $2,520 | $25,704 |
| 6 months | 15% | $2,380 | $24,276 |
| 12 months | 20% | $2,240 | $22,848 |
For travel nurse tenants specifically, a competitive rate of $2,200–$2,400/month all-inclusive positions well below their typical $3,200+/month stipend while still delivering strong returns.
Launch viewing capability is this property’s single most unique amenity premium. No other MTR market in America can offer this. SpaceX alone launches 100+ rockets per year from nearby pads. Dream Space Coast apartments in Titusville market launch views as their #1 selling point, and Hyatt Place Titusville has a dedicated “Rocket Launch Viewing Room.” If any units at 2080 Louisiana St have eastern-facing views toward KSC, an estimated $200–$400/month premium above comparable units is achievable. Other quantified premiums: pet-friendly policy adds a 4.7% rate premium with 54% more bookings (charge $250–$300 pet deposit), in-unit washer/dryer adds $50–$100/month and is non-negotiable for competitiveness, and a dedicated workspace setup attracts remote-capable corporate workers for approximately $510–$1,320 in one-time furnishing cost per unit.
For direct employer billing operations, the setup requires: an LLC (essential for companies to process payments), a W-9 form (every paying company will require one), commercial general liability insurance with Certificate of Insurance capability, professional invoicing through QuickBooks or FreshBooks with itemized charges and PO/project codes, and a separate business bank account for ACH/wire transfers. Standard payment terms are Net 30 for corporate accounts, with first month typically paid upfront. Budget approximately $6,000–$7,000 per unit for initial furnishing at the industry benchmark of $7/sq ft.
Under a realistic mixed-tenant scenario with stabilized operations (Year 2+), three furnished MTR units should generate:
| Scenario | Avg rate/unit | Occupancy | Annual gross (3 units) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | $2,400/mo | 75% | $64,800 |
| Moderate (recommended target) | $2,700/mo | 82% | $79,700 |
| Optimistic | $3,200/mo | 88% | $101,376 |
Compare this to unfurnished long-term rental income of approximately $47,880/year — the MTR strategy delivers a 66–112% income premium. Year 1 should be budgeted conservatively at 70–75% occupancy while building platform reputation and corporate relationships.
The recommended tenant mix is approximately 60% corporate aerospace (highest rates, longest stays), 25% government TDY (most reliable payment), and 15% travel nurses (filling gaps between corporate bookings). However, in practice, accept whichever qualified tenant books first — vacancy is more costly than a lower-rate tenant.
Weeks 1–2: Form LLC and open business bank account. Register on SAM.gov (free). Install hard-wired smoke detectors and register with FEMA Fire Safety Directory. Furnish all three units to corporate/medical standards (full kitchen, in-unit W/D, workspace, blackout curtains, smart TV, 100+ Mbps internet). Budget $18,000–$21,000 total furnishing. Take 20+ professional photos per unit.
Weeks 3–4: Create listings on Furnished Finder ($199/unit/year = $597 total), CHBO ($399+/year), Airbnb (30-day minimum with monthly discount), and TDYHero. Post in The Gypsy Nurse Housing Group and Florida travel nurse housing Facebook groups. Contact Parrish Medical Center HR about their housing resource board. Contact TNAA and TotalMed housing specialists to join their landlord leads lists.
Months 2–3: Contact Patrick SFB Military Housing Office at (321) 494-2594 for off-base housing referral listing. Contact KSC Small Business Programs at (321) 867-7353. Begin direct outreach to RMCs — SIRVA, Cartus, Altair, and Aires temporary housing divisions. Email Blue Origin (SupplierDiversity@BlueOrigin.com) and Lockheed Martin (supplier.communications@lmco.com) to introduce your local corporate housing offering.
Months 3–6: Join CHPA ($1,250/year) for credibility and corporate referral network access. Contact National Corporate Housing about becoming local inventory for their RMC clients. Explore GSA Schedule SIN 531110 application (contact Travel.Programs@gsa.gov). Build a simple website specifically highlighting government/TDY/corporate housing with per-diem compliance messaging, proximity details, and professional photos.
Months 6–12: Attend CHPA’s annual Connect conference and Small Staff Forum. Build direct relationships with site HR managers at Blue Origin (Grissom Parkway), Lockheed Martin (Enterprise Park), and SpaceX (KSC). By this point, repeat bookings and referrals should be supplementing platform-driven inquiries. Consider the Certified Corporate Housing Professional (CCHP) designation to further differentiate.
The convergence of three demand streams — aerospace expansion, military/defense operations, and healthcare staffing — makes Titusville one of the strongest MTR micro-markets in Florida. The property’s proximity to Parrish Medical Center (3 miles), Kennedy Space Center (15 minutes), and two imminent employer expansions (Blue Origin’s 100-job and Lockheed Martin’s 300-job Titusville facilities) creates demand that most MTR operators cannot access. The critical strategic insight is that corporate housing contracts flow through RMCs and platforms, not supplier portals — register with SIRVA, Cartus, and Altair through CHBO and Furnished Finder rather than trying to navigate aerospace procurement systems. Price to the GSA per diem ($166–$208/night) for government tenants, to market rates ($2,800–$3,500/month) for corporate aerospace, and to stipend-competitive levels ($2,200–$2,400/month) for travel nurses. The Lockheed Martin expansion alone will bring 300+ relocating employees to Titusville by 2027 — positioning now, before that wave arrives, is the highest-leverage move available.