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Jesse Phillips College rentals? no one is talking about them?
19 December 2018 | 18 replies

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...

Clareen Eberly How do I know which paperwork to use for mid-term, furnished, rent by the room?
1 September 2023 | 7 replies

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...

Zackarias Aitchison Pros & Cons Of Investing In Student Housing
25 March 2022 | 8 replies

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...

Austin Meyers Help starting out in real estate investing
14 January 2018 | 2 replies

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...

Max T. Applicant A or Applicant B?
8 May 2016 | 13 replies

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...

Brian H. Could use advice on renting to students by the room.
6 April 2017 | 11 replies

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...

Scott Weaner Cosigner Question, Advice Needed
13 July 2017 | 8 replies

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...

Kevin Mejia How does rising rates affect everyone ?
3 February 2018 | 7 replies

With rising prime rates does that affect all lenders? Should new young investors be worried ?

Account Closed What is your ideal number of bedrooms in a SFR?
14 February 2019 | 29 replies

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 ...

Alec Hilliard Student Housing / Rent By The Room Lease HELP
24 June 2020 | 14 replies

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...