For those spending a bundle on student/intern housing, Crystal City, Va.–based4Stayis employing an Airbnb model to help find cheaper, fully-furnished options.

“Dealing with rent, contracts, utilities, gas and Internet – it’s a nightmare,” 4Stay COO and cofounder Faridun Nazarov told Technical.ly DC. “We have created an Uber-like experience for students. All of our apartments are required to have furniture, Internet, with utilities included. They pay one fee and they don’t worry about everything else.”

Nazarovfounded the company with high school friend Akobir Azamovichin 2016, and raised $1 million in seed funding. It was a natural choice for the pair, who moved from Tajikistan to the D.C. area in 2007 to attend school, but found inconvenient housing options. In 2010, they founded STPHousing Solutions, and subleased over 10,000 beds to students and interns in seven states. They required no credit checks, fully furnished rooms and little notice when the tenants wanted to move out.

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