Film & Production
Film & Production Crew Housing in Atlanta
Georgia’s production industry creates two separate opportunities for a property owner: housing the crew, and renting the house itself as a location. They are different businesses with different rules, and we are straight with you about which parts we can and cannot do for you.
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Who this is for
Crew housing near the stages — and your home as a filming location.
Every property is different. These are the owners this service was built around — if one of them sounds like you, we should talk.
- Owners near the Doraville, Fayetteville, and southwest Atlanta studio corridors who can take crew on a production schedule.
- Investors with several comparable units who can absorb a block booking for a department.
- Owners of distinctive, camera-friendly homes considering listing the property itself as a filming location.
- Owners who can tolerate late-night arrivals, pre-dawn calls, and a schedule that moves without much notice.
- Owners who want a commercial counterparty — a production company — rather than a consumer booking.
The market, sized honestly
Georgia’s production industry is large and stable. In fiscal year 2026, the Georgia Department of Economic Development reported $2 billion in direct spending across 280 productions — 13 feature films, 77 independent films, 130 television and episodic productions, and 54 commercials. Independent film was up 83 percent year over year.
We are going to resist the word "booming," because it would not be accurate. Georgia’s peak spending years were higher than this, and the honest framing is that the industry has settled into a steady base of roughly $2 billion across a wide spread of productions rather than a single blockbuster cycle. Steady is arguably better for a housing owner than a spike: 280 productions in a year is a lot of separate crews needing beds, and a base of 130 episodic shows produces returning seasons rather than one-off visits.
The infrastructure underneath it is the reason it holds. Georgia has more than 4 million square feet of stage space and a film tax credit of up to 30 percent on eligible production expenses, with no annual cap and no sunset — which is why the productions keep coming back rather than chasing the next state.
For an owner, that translates into two distinct opportunities. Housing the people who make the shows, and renting the property itself as a place to shoot. They pay differently, they carry different risks, and the rules that govern them are not the same.
Where the crews actually sleep
Crew housing follows the stage and the location, not the skyline. A gaffer working out of a Doraville stage at a 6am call is not going to live in Alpharetta.
Assembly Studios in Doraville anchors the northeast corridor, pulling housing demand into Doraville, Chamblee, Brookhaven, Norcross, Peachtree Corners, and Tucker. Trilith Studios in Fayetteville anchors the south metro, drawing from Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Newnan, Fairburn, and Union City. Tyler Perry Studios on the former Fort McPherson site anchors southwest Atlanta and the East Point and College Park corridor.
Location shoots pull crews further out. Covington and Senoia have hosted enough production over the years to have their own local crew-housing patterns, and a location-heavy shoot can move a unit crew into a small town for weeks.
The decision-maker is a production coordinator, a travel coordinator, or a housing coordinator working against a locked schedule. They need availability answers in hours, they want multiple comparable units rather than a single hero property, and they will remember a property manager who answered quickly far longer than they will remember your backsplash.
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What production housing demands that other guests do not
The operational profile is unusual, and it is worth understanding before you pursue it.
Block bookings are common: a department may need four to ten comparable units in one area, arriving together and leaving together. Being able to serve that as a coordinated block, rather than as one unit among many, is what gets you the call.
The hours are brutal and unavoidable. Crew arrive at midnight and leave at 4:30am. That means self-check-in that genuinely works in the dark, parking that does not require negotiation, and neighbours who have been prepared for a household on a strange schedule. In-unit laundry is close to essential — crew wash constantly and nobody is going to a laundromat after a fourteen-hour day.
And the schedule moves. Shoots extend, shift, relocate, and occasionally cancel. An agreement with rigid dates and no flex clause produces a dispute; an agreement that anticipates a two-week extension or an early wrap produces a repeat customer. On the commercial side, expect to invoice a production company on net terms, with a W-9 and often a certificate of insurance, rather than take a card at booking.
Renting your home as a filming location — the honest walkthrough
This is where we have to tell you something that costs us work, because it is true and you would find out anyway. The Georgia Film Office maintains the state’s location database, and its submission rules are explicit: only property owners may submit private residences, and submissions from realtors or agents will not be considered. We are licensed Georgia real estate professionals. That means we cannot submit your home to the state location database on your behalf, full stop. Any management company telling you they will list your house with the Georgia Film Office is either not reading the rules or not telling you the truth.
So here is how you do it yourself, which takes about an evening. Gather your images first — 10 to 20 photographs are ideal, at 150 dpi or higher, at a minimum resolution of 1680 by 1054, ideally between 1 and 3 MB each. Shoot every room, both approaches to the house, the street view, the garden, and any distinctive feature. Then submit through the Georgia Film Office location listing page yourself, as the owner.
Two things to know before you press send. Once a listing is approved it cannot be edited — if the property changes significantly you have to submit an entirely new listing, so get the photographs right the first time. And the Film Office does not advise on location fees; those vary from project to project and the production makes an offer against its own budget. There is no published rate card, and anyone quoting you one is guessing.
What we can do is everything either side of that submission: get the property genuinely camera-ready, tell you honestly whether it has the features productions look for, coordinate the shoot day, protect the asset while it happens, and keep your rental calendar clean around it.
Protecting the asset on a location shoot
A filming day is a commercial use of your property by a large crew with heavy equipment. It is not a guest stay, and it should not be papered like one.
Before anyone arrives: a full photographic condition record, room by room, including floors, walls, thresholds, and any fragile or valuable item. A written location agreement with the production company covering dates, hours, permitted areas, crew and vehicle numbers, and what happens if the shoot overruns. A certificate of insurance from the production naming you. And a clear, written schedule for anything the production wants to change — paint, fixtures, wall hangings, landscaping — together with an explicit restoration obligation and a date by which it must be complete.
On the day: someone present who represents your interests, a defined area that is off-limits, protection down on floors and thresholds, and a note of any deviation from the agreed plan as it happens rather than after.
Afterwards: a matching photographic record, a walkthrough against the original condition list, and restoration signed off before the final invoice is settled. Also worth planning for: parking and neighbour communication, which is the single most common source of friction on a residential location shoot, and something a good manager sorts out a week in advance rather than on the morning. And one practical note we will repeat every time — your standard homeowner’s or rental policy is unlikely to contemplate a commercial film shoot, so speak to your broker before you agree to one. We do not place insurance and we will not tell you that you are covered.
How we run production housing
We position the property against a real corridor — Assembly, Trilith, Tyler Perry, or the location markets — rather than marketing it vaguely to "the Atlanta film industry." Coordinators filter on drive time to a stage or a base camp, so a precise, honest position beats a broad one.
Then: furnishing to spec for crew hours, fast availability responses, block coordination across multiple units where the inventory allows it, direct relationships with coordinators, and the commercial paperwork handled so a production’s accounts department can pay you without chasing.
During the stay we run the property for irregular hours: quiet, reliable access, responsive maintenance, and scheduled service that works around a shooting calendar. Between stays we turn units quickly, because production timelines rarely leave a comfortable gap.
Agreements are written with the extension and early-wrap mechanics a production schedule actually requires, deposits are handled to the Georgia escrow standard that applies once a management agent is engaged, and every unit gets a photographed, signed condition record at both ends. Our fee is a percentage of collected rent, set against your property, its size and scope, and your market — quoted up front, in writing, before you sign anything.
What’s included
One rate. The whole service.
10–15% of booking revenue — all-inclusive, with no hidden fees — quoted for your property, in writing, before you sign anything.
- Positioning against the actual stage and location corridors rather than generic "near Atlanta" marketing.
- Furnishing and equipment specification for crew working long, irregular hours.
- Block-booking coordination across multiple comparable units for a single department or production.
- Direct outreach and listing to production coordinators, travel coordinators, and crew housing desks.
- Fast-turnaround availability responses, because production decisions are made in hours, not weeks.
- W-9, certificate of insurance, and vendor onboarding paperwork for production-company counterparties.
- Invoicing to the production company on its terms, with collections follow-up.
- Occupancy agreements with extension and early-termination mechanics matched to a shooting schedule.
- Security-deposit handling that meets the Georgia escrow-or-bond rule that applies once a management agent is engaged.
- Photographed, signed condition records at move-in and move-out on every unit.
- Location-day support if your home is used for filming: preparation, scheduling, on-site presence, and restoration checks.
- Owner statements, and a management fee quoted up front, in writing, before you sign anything.
Where we work
Film & Production Housing across metro Atlanta & Georgia
We run this service in the markets below. Don’t see yours? Call (678) 938-6413 — we’re continually adding markets.
Common questions
Film & Production Housing — answered
How big is the film industry in Georgia right now?
Steady rather than surging, and that is a fair thing for an owner to plan around. The Georgia Department of Economic Development reported $2 billion in direct spending across 280 productions in fiscal year 2026 — 13 feature films, 77 independent films, 130 television and episodic productions, and 54 commercials, with independent film up 83 percent year over year. Georgia has more than 4 million square feet of stage space and a film tax credit of up to 30 percent with no annual cap, which is why productions keep returning. Peak years were higher than this; a steady $2 billion across 280 separate productions is the defensible framing.
Can ATLStay list my house with the Georgia Film Office as a location?
No, and no other management company or agent can either. The Georgia Film Office is explicit: only property owners may submit private residences, and submissions from realtors or agents will not be considered. We are licensed Georgia real estate professionals, so we are squarely inside that exclusion. What we can do is get the property camera-ready, tell you honestly whether it has what productions look for, walk you through submitting it yourself, and then coordinate and protect the shoot day when work comes in.
How do I submit my home as a filming location?
You submit it yourself through the Georgia Film Office location listing page, as the owner. Prepare 10 to 20 photographs at 150 dpi or higher, at a minimum resolution of 1680 by 1054, ideally 1 to 3 MB each — cover every room, both approaches, the street view, and any distinctive feature. Get them right first time, because once a listing is approved it cannot be edited; a significant change to the property means submitting a new listing entirely.
What should I charge for a filming day?
There is no published rate card, and we will not invent one for you. The Georgia Film Office states plainly that it does not advise on location fees, which vary from project to project. In practice the production makes an offer against its own budget and shooting needs, and the number depends on the property, the number of days, the size of the crew, and how much disruption the shoot involves. Judge each offer against the disruption and the risk rather than against a number you read somewhere.
Which parts of metro Atlanta have the most crew housing demand?
Follow the stages. Assembly Studios in Doraville anchors the northeast corridor and pulls demand into Doraville, Chamblee, Brookhaven, Norcross, Peachtree Corners, and Tucker. Trilith Studios in Fayetteville anchors the south metro across Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Newnan, Fairburn, and Union City. Tyler Perry Studios on the former Fort McPherson site anchors southwest Atlanta, East Point, and College Park. Location-heavy shoots also move crews into Covington, Senoia, and other production-friendly towns for weeks at a time.
Do I need a short-term rental licence for crew housing?
Not for stays of 30 consecutive days or longer. Atlanta ordinance 20-O-1656 defines a short-term rental as lodging for a period of time not to exceed 30 consecutive days, so a 30-plus-day crew stay sits outside the licence requirement and the two-dwelling cap. Shorter crew stays are short-term rentals and are subject to the licence and the cap. Outside the City of Atlanta, the local jurisdiction sets its own rules. A filming day is a different matter again — that is a commercial use of the property, so speak to your insurance broker first.
Can you handle a block booking for a whole department?
Yes, and it is one of the better ways to serve this market. Productions frequently need four to ten comparable units in one area, arriving and departing together. We coordinate the block across multiple owners where needed, keep the units consistent so the coordinator is not managing variations, run a single invoicing relationship with the production company, and hold the schedule together when the shooting calendar moves.
Sources
Every figure on this page is linked to its original source, with the date we checked it.
- Georgia fiscal year 2026 production: $2 billion in direct spending across 280 productions — 13 feature films, 77 independent films, 130 television and episodic productions, and 54 commercials; independent film up 83 percent year over year. Georgia Department of Economic Development · 30 July 2026
- Georgia has more than 4 million square feet of stage space and offers a film tax credit of up to 30 percent on eligible production expenses, with no annual cap and no sunset. Georgia Department of Economic Development — Georgia Film Office · Verified August 2026
- Georgia Film Office location database: 10 to 20 photographs are ideal, at 150 dpi or higher and a minimum resolution of 1680 by 1054, ideally 1 to 3 MB each. "Only property owners may submit private residences; submissions from realtors or agents will not be considered." Once approved, the listing cannot be edited. The Film Office does not advise on location fees, which vary from project to project. Georgia Department of Economic Development — Georgia Film Office · Verified August 2026
- Atlanta ordinance 20-O-1656 defines a short-term rental as lodging for a period of time not to exceed 30 consecutive days; a single licence covers the primary residence and one additional dwelling, enforced since 5 March 2023. City of Atlanta (ATL311) · Verified August 2026
- Landlords who own more than ten rental units, or who contract with a management agent, must hold security deposits in escrow or post bond and provide a signed list of existing damage before accepting the deposit. Georgia Department of Community Affairs — Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (revised 29 August 2024) · Revised 29 August 2024
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