It could be loud dogs in the area, average/below average schools nearby, traffic noise, airplanes, etc.

@Brandon Hamilton @Teddy Smith @Susan Grinde @Alexander Zurn given the amount of potential colleges in the U.S. what factors did you consider to determine the target university?

Local employers coming or going, freeway noise, airports, zoning changes, all sorts of stuff come into play here.Both really need to be considered.

They are NOT only responsible for "their" 1/4th.In this type of situation, EXPECT more noise, more trash, more cars, weekend parties, etc. and if you are ok with that, as long as at the end of the term you can be pretty confident that all charges will be paid by SOMEONE.

They don't like to book guests in our building because of possible noise coming from those restaurants.

Provided you were able to tune out the noise, it was great, because it thinned the number of participants and you could get better deals.

If your place is nicer or cheaper than other rentals, some students might still spring for a 1 year lease even if they only plan to live there during the school year.With students, you could end up with more wear and tear, more roommate situations, more noise, more parties, more needing co-signors, and also a much wider prospective tenant pool.

Security system is better but noise always helps.

Emily,My wife was fielding all the calls and she always pointed out the positives. the home looks beautiful and i purposly installed mini blinds so that the visitors do not see the street while looking at the rooms. because it's older home ~60 yrs (common), there is drywall and plaster and it's amazingly quiet. so, they can't hear the noise at all.Jon,I have 5 more in that suburb and they all go from $1,000 (no basement) to $1275. i also looked at the comps before i purchased the home, and we noticed that the street where this house is located gets around $995-1100 per month because the schools are 10x better.the other side of the street gets up to $950, but has really bad schools.John K,I do not have a picture of the garage for that house.

I am looking at a duplex with a 4BR unit and a 5BR unit, so the property will always have tenants with children, and likely young children at that.When I viewed the property today, one of the tenants complained of loud vehicle and party noise from the adjoining property.