Salaries are crazy high too - take a scroll through the grey book sometime and look at the high-five through mid-six figure salaries (if they're faculty that's a 9 month salary - they get more for summers, research, publications, fellowships, and more).

Hi Frances,We do a large amount of rentals in the area and the only significant seasonal patterns I notice are in the ASU vicinity (students and faculty) and for short term corporate/vacation rentals for snowbirds (October to April).

I’ve has success in the past, when I owned 4 of these type “tween” rentals making contact with local college for visiting faculty who were there for only 4 months.  

Have you thought about calling local religious faculties and asking them if you post on their boards

My tenants tend to be faculty at the university, or grad students, and they appreciate having a landlord who can communicate with them in their primary language, and I've had a really great response from those who have come to view the apartments.The neighborhood I'm in is rapidly changing, and my first property is already worth more than double what I bought it for.

But back to your question... think broadly, too, about university staff, faculty, maintenance workers, IT people, security, nontraditional working students...

Even then, the issues most colleges face are longer-term, so if you're planning to hold onto a rental property for 10-20 years, you'd probably still be safe and could get out if you saw any bad signs on the horizon.Also keep in mind it's not just students who rent, it's also staff and faculty.

High IQ's and zero common sense.....and their thoughts are generally theories anyway.There is more combined wisdom on this forum than most Ivy League faculties without a doubt.... :-)

Currently, I am holding an academic/clinic faculty appointment in the department of radiation oncology in university hospital.

Side Note: I work for a University here in Massachusetts and we are currently discussing with other state departments and other schools in our area for best practices and keeping our staff, faculty, and students safe/healthy through this.