For a "tale of two cities," Berkeley and Oakland is where I'd look if an academic.

I use SabbaticalHomes.com for extended stay rentals at both rentals during the academic term.

I've done a fair amount of research, but real-life experience tends to trump academic knowledge.  

It was also a great investment, but not something she or we wanted to retain and try to operate from a different state after graduation, so putting the house up for sale at graduation was always the plan.Our daughter's part of the bargain when we purchased the house was to keep the house full of renters, which she was able to do all except for the final academic year, when continued covid-19- related campus closures, which drove many students to take classes online from their parents' home, meant one of the 7 beds was empty. 

With time being my biggest asset as a college student, I'm taking advantage of the surplus I get at home rather than juggling football and remaining in great academic standards that comes with College. 

Some of these will be leasing to students as early as next month for the 2019-2020 academic year. 

This was my ticket to the heights of academic performance.

Might be academic at this point, but could be useful in the future:A few months out, start going to open houses that will be comps in the near future.

(CC) "Credit-eligible course" means a credit or noncredit-bearing course that is both of the following:(1) The course is offered by an institution of higher education.(2) The course is eligible for academic credit that may be applied toward the requirements for a degree at the institution of higher education.

The fallout rate for preapproved buyers is actually about 35% according to some academics studying Oakland CA.