Many community banks will give you credit for proforma rents.  

Nomad also held the renter's deposit hostage even after I cleared the transfer with no damages to be charged.I had to remind Nomad there is a difference between “can” and should” , while you “can” hold a deposit longer it “should” only be done when there is a question about damages.My bank liked the guarantee, the disorganization inside Nomad and the horrible vendor management would cause me not to use them again.

Do not bank on setting a new neighborhood record on $ / sqft - be conservative in your numbers.

@Zach Denny  Similar to what Minna posted above, I have done with a local portfolio lender bank where they set their own lending rules. 

It earns a great rate of return compared to a bank account and is fairly liquid.

It would be different financing but I'm sure banks could get it done. 

Start their own consultancy (either recruiting agency since they are the top recruiter like I did, or if they were pentesting for different clients like banks, fortune 500, etc, they start their own pentesting consultancy/firm). 

At that point, you’re building a business plan—something you can take to the bank.

This is not “student housing” in the traditional sense - even the vacancy risk doesn’t exist as it’s a 12 month lease / they work over the summer there, etc.  

I see big price range with these (from $200 to over $4k) and wanted to know if you can get a decent one without breaking the bank.