In those instances, we allow the tenants (almost always students securing a place for the next academic year) to pay the deposit via instalments between the time they sign the lease and when they take possession.The rule "no security deposit & first months rent => no keys" still holds.

Hello;Each property buyer(self-use/tenant/investor) have set of unique demands and objectives, and irrespective of firs-time or seasoned buyers typically requirements/specification are around 1] Type of Property :Depending on family or personal reasons/preference; such as a single-family home, a condominium, a commercial property, or an investment property.2] Property Location/Area:Specific needs for the neighborhood, accessibility to parks or shopping areas, or closeness to schools or public transportation when it comes to the location or area of the property.3] Property features/Amenities :May have particular demands for the property's amenities or features, such as a Size, layout, required number of bedrooms or bathrooms, a garage, or parking space, a swimming pool or outdoor area, or a particular architectural design.4] Budget:May have a budget in mind, which can be anywhere between the least and highest amount they are willing to spend.5] Timetable:May have a certain timetable in mind for buying or renting a property, which may be influenced by variables like work relocations, academic calendars, or financial objectives.6] Returns anticipated:For investment properties, clients may have certain expectations for the profits or income the property will produce, which may affect their choice of property.As an experienced realtor or cre agent; do you think there are any other areas which are either specified by clients orwhich too play very important role in understanding Client Requirements better so that what is suggested to them is fairly to stronglymatching what they are looking for and helps you shorten duration to closings?

It is a single family home with 6 bedrooms and is fully rented for the upcoming academic year.  

This could, for example, be the median of what I get if I tried to sell the same property at the same time several times (yes, this is pretty academic now :D) Neither actual sales prices nor asking prices or appraisals of ONE single property are equal to that idealized "real" value for that ONE single property.

Among academics this is the least controversial topic.

It really depends upon where your rental is located.I do both STR (Airbnb & VRBO) and academic extended stay (Sabbatical Homes) by the semester but then, I live between two huge universities.

That said, in our student rentals we typically request either an annual lease or a term lease for the academic year (9-months) as we have found it to be a more effective way to deal with the loose social cohesion that comes with a group of students renting a house or flat.

@Russell Brazil Would you care to cite to academic literature showing that home prices are immune to interest rate fluctuations?

Azulik is not being used as a comparable for this project, so the details are not really relevant anyway.I have a solid background in industry/academic research and am well aware of how to find reliable data sources and do projections for future growth (I have experience as a real estate economist and did industry forecasts for the state of Colorado in both commercial and residential real estate). 

That said, I've had interest from people relocating, construction and utility workers, a new divorcee, academic travel to our local bible college and people traveling for extended medical treatments.