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I live in a town in Upstate NY. There is a state college and a private college. The ones making ALOT of $ as landlord are renting to College kids. They get a ton for a house with 4 college kids in it. Like $3000 per k...
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Do I always need to have a prospective tenant fill out an application to rent? Is that so I can weed out any prospective tenants there if something is a red flag? Then if all looks good though, I send them the residen...
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Student rentals make good buy-and-hold investments, or else people would've stopped buying them a long time ago.
But what are the pros and cons associated with a student housing investment compared to a traditiona...
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Hello, I’m 19 years old and looking to get my foot in the door with real estate/investing. I’m in a work-study program so half the year I’m in college, the other half working. I make decent money, but nowhere near the...
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A is solo, recent law school grad, no pets, no smoke - but makes $200 less than the 3x rent rule.B is solo, no smoke, makes plenty of $$ - but has 2 labradors (sometimes). B is splitting up from a relationship with "p...
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Hey everyone,I have been working on purchasing some rental properties and someone mentioned to me on another thread that renting by the room to students could be a profitable move? I live in a town with a large state...
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I have a potential tenant that will require a cosigner. She has a friend who has agreed to this. I realize that I must screen the cosigner fully and include them on the lease. Are there any other caveats that I need t...
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With rising prime rates does that affect all lenders? Should new young investors be worried ?
Alright so obviously more bedrooms means more tenants and more rent. However, it also usually means lower rent per tenant, so you have to deal with more potentially bad tenants. I also personally feel like when there ...
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I have converted a 3br house into a 5br house and the renovations are finished! It's our first deal, about 3 blocks from a decent size college.I have 5 guys interested in renting by the room for $550/month.Electric, W...