As a result, there is less demand for off campus housing in the immediate area and its become easier to lease housing closer to campus if you are a Temple student wanting to live near campus.Keep in mind there  is also a narrow windows to lease to college students and if you miss their leasing windows it becomes difficult until the summer to lease units.

As I'm new to Section 8, just trying to understand how it actually works, versus what we see on social media :) Lesson #1 - Nothing the government does makes sense and none of the employees have any idea what they are doing.

I fully support doing everything you can as a landlord to be in compliance of local zoning and ordinances, so I want to use your thread as a chance to let newer investors know a really important lesson: you can call the local municipality prior to owning a property. 

Just a little background: I am still a senior in college, and I own a single family rental that I house-hacked last year.

Lessons learned?

Good quality of life, good potential for appreciation over time, and an area that is unlikely to lose its draw for young professionals and college students for future tenants.

The real lesson here is to not include additional amenities built into rent (like Wifi).

The total cash returned will be less on a financed property - but in all actuality it is better to finance because you would be able to do far more deals with your $1mm and ultimately you would come out way ahead financing all your properties.  

I have been a loyal W-2 worker for a long time now until I was educated about the financial benefits about real estate.Thank you for the lesson! 

Hi everyone! My name is Elisha (pronounced like Elijah with an sh) and I recently graduated from UCLA with a degree in Molecular Biology. I’m currently taking a gap year (or a few potentially) before medical school an...