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Hello BP! Currently in the process of purchasing my first house hack (a duplex) near the local university and plan to rent out by the room. I expect my main target demographic to be students/young professionals. In th...
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Hello BP,I do not have a student rental in my B&H portfolio and have located a gem property near a campus (walking distance). This property is 1 hour away from my residence and I am debating how easy it is or diff...
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Hi everyone, I am interested in purchasing a single family and rent out to students there. I could not find much information about if this is a good idea in Sacramento. So I want to reach out to the biggerpockets comm...
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I rent to students, they rent as 2 students on one lease, and they put down first, last and security. At the end of the lease, one student gave a 60 day notice and moved out, while the other student decided to stay fo...
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I'm considering buying a rental property in Pacific or Mission Beach area to rent out to international students. Would you recommend this? I know that there can be a lot of trouble. What are your main challenges as la...
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I'm curretlnly a senior in school. Graduate December of 2013, start MBA in january. Real Estate investing has been an obsession of mine for about 2 years now. I'm finally ready to start. i have read up on the beginner...
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Hi,
My husband and I are looking to get pre-approved for our first home very soon (this weekend). Our only debts are his student loans. Our combined assets outweigh his total debt (not sure if this matters).
My hu...
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I own a building with 15 units with mostly students as residents and we get new residents every year like all student housing. Aug bring new students and suddenly we have spike in missing packages and mails. USPS and ...
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Without being too specific, here's the scenario for a friend:A young college student wants to buy an investment property; it's a small apartment building with 11 units. Since it's over 4, a commercial loan is required...
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Are you able to qualify for a DSCR loan when buying student housing in a college town. You can get more rent from students than if you rented the house as a single family. Will the DSCR lender look at the student hous...