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Gayle Eisner
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Renting out Rooms in rental property - students

Gayle Eisner
  • Investor
  • Monterey, CA
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Hi:

I just bought a rental property a while back and it is now vacant. My daughter is a college student and she asked me if she could rent a room in the 3 br house and find other students to rent the other two rooms.  I know other people do this but this is one of my main sources of income and I am hesitant...  Can anyone give me some advice here? Should I have individual lease agreements for each tenant, and should they be for one year?  My daughter is responsible, she is 25, but still....?  Thanks! Gayle

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Joshua Diaz
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Joshua Diaz
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bronx, NY
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I'm not involved in student rentals but one cool tip I've read is to get the students already in place ( in this case most likely your daughter) be involved in the interview process as a final filter.  That made all sorts of sense to me because if the students don't get along from the start, you are gonna have a bad time trying to play peacemaker in that situation.

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