Buying a Rental Property with College student tenants

[Darsh Patel]

Hi Everyone, 

I'm a new investor and am planning on starting by buying a townhouse in Boston, MA in a heavy student area. So, my primary tenants would be college students. My question is.. If/when I buy a property, I will probably get it around October/November. By this time college students would have already started the semester so they would've already figured out their living situation for the year. And most student leases run from Sept 1-Aug 31. How can I rent out this property to avoid a long vacancy but still keep a consistent tenant until next August? 

Thanks in advance!