You can even hit up garage sales (also advertised on Craigslist), or drive through college towns in May or August and see what's available on the side of the road (frazzled students tend to give away perfectly nice things at the end of a semester or summer).

In case you're wondering, I attend Pitzer College, however, I am currently on a semester leave to take care of some responsibilities at home.

Won't you have a faster turnover on these as students would come in an go per semester?

I've been listening to the podcasts for a couple weeks now and it is definitely making my commutes more enjoyable while teaching me a ton of new information.I graduate from college in NJ next semester.

Like $3000 per kid per semester.

For my area rent is paid by semester not by the month, so most of the time during summer months houses are not rented.

I still have a shot to get a spring semester renter but if I'm not on the market until late January I might struggle to fill the unit until April/May.2.

I've completed 1 semester of that successfully and recently (approx 60 days ago) decided that I have a goal of retiring using real estate and looking at the current education push as a way to fulfill the 7th remedy for a lean purse (Richest man in babylon reference) although I just finished the audiobook a week or so ago.So, I found myself already on the right path for several of the things and after reading that, Rich Dad Poor Dad and in the process of Think and Grow Rich my mindset has been changed from a poor person who has been struggling in life to a wealthy real estate investor who is just getting started with both of those goals.

At least until June when the semester ends.....I was considering renting a duplex I own to Marist students but after reading this, i'll stick with long term tenants. 

I'll tell you what I'm doing, I decided to stay home and attend my local community college (2.5k/semester tuition).