@Jason O.I've rented to over 700 students (under and grad) and I understand the market well.To do it successfully: time it with the academic calendarSept to May: flat price including utilities and furniture for max revenue, can include a cleaning service to keep an eye on the rental.May to Aug: depends on your city density and the amount of summer classes, increase the price to accommodate the demand or decrease it accordingly.

This has been a very eye opening topic .  

(there is enough space under the roof to set up the central AC).A few pros and cons that I can think of for each option:Mini split:-Flexible room temperature control-Less costly to operate if I turn it off in the rooms that I don't use-Takes more visible space, not very pleasing to eye-Renter might loose the remote or break the unit (somehow!!)

yeah as title. i have a mortgage on my own house. recently a 4plex on fb caught my eye. theyre listing for 300k, new construction, on i think 1/2 acre or 1 acre mostly seems a big dirt parking lot in front. 1800sq ft. they claim the units rent for 1050. obviously these are small units 1 bed 1 bath, doing the math 1800/4 is 450 sq ft per unit. they look nice, being new construction, albeit spartan inside, metal building, concrete floors, washer dryer hookup. semi rural Oklahoma but about 80-100 miles from dfw. they also say all units are under 6 month lease (it seems to be friends of theirs, i'm guessing, as they mentioned it was full "despite not even listing it yet"?)

However, it is obvious that Sub2 is still considered taboo  in the eyes of many of the members.  

I'm keeping my eye on it but prices don't seem to want to go down there =)@Jay Hinrichstotally agree with you and yes, that's what we see here in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh - townhouses in the 300s, SFRs in the 500s and up, even in the low $1Ms. 

There are some houses that you literally couldn't give me because of the street it's on, but a few streets over there might be a house that sold for $50,000 just five years ago and i can now buy it for $15,000.I also do most of my repairs myself and live within an hour of each property so I can keep an eye on it myself, meet the prospective tenants myself etc.

And even if you have enough cashflow to cover debt service, you may not hit typical bank lender DSCR covenants.

Are you close enough to keep an eye on the property?

It is about the best one out there in my eyes.