{"id":47448,"date":"2023-10-20T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/the-new-website-turning-spare-bedrooms-into-fifo-rental-gold-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:53:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:53:43","slug":"the-new-website-turning-spare-bedrooms-into-fifo-rental-gold-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-new-website-turning-spare-bedrooms-into-fifo-rental-gold-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"The new website turning spare bedrooms into FIFO rental gold – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The mining boom, and the resulting increase in fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers, has led to housing shortages across Australia. It\u2019s a problem an innovative new website hopes to solve \u2013 by turning spare rooms into cash.<\/p>\n

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Founded by brothers Daniel and Chris Del Borrello, fifohousemate is a new website that aims to connect FIFO workers with spare rooms for hire.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, because FIFO workers are looking for places to stay away from their mining or job sites, fifohousemate is open for property listings across Australia.<\/p>\n

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Co-founder and director Daniel Del Borrello told StartupSmart<\/i> the service was inspired by his brother\u2019s experiences in trying to rent out a spare room.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy brother was looking for a housemate \u2013 he has a small two-by-one apartment. It\u2019s a small space, and he doesn\u2019t want to have someone living there permanently and cramping his style,\u201d Del Borrello says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe came up with the idea of splitting the rent by having a FIFO worker rent a room. But there\u2019s nowhere specifically where you can find a FIFO worker, so he came to me with the idea for the site.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Del Borrello says fifohousemate can help alleviate the housing shortage by unlocking new properties that can be rented out.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt connects rentals with FIFO workers, effectively creating new rooms for them to rent,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, for example, a young family with a spare room is probably not going to look for a full-time housemate. But they might be open to having someone use the room one week out of four.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While the website has been online for just three weeks, Del Borrello says it has already attracted 10,000 visitors and 350 listings.<\/i><\/p>\n


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Around 80% of its visitors currently come from the traditional mining state of WA, although interest is growing rapidly in the other states.<\/p>\n

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Victoria has already overtaken Queensland as the state with the second-most visitors. Del Borrello predicts the number of listings will only increase as awareness grows across Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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