JP Desmet
Pay off student loans before purchasing a rental property?
Hello all,
I am in my final semester of college and have received my first full-time job offer, which will be part-time during my final semester before transitioning to full-time upon graduation. I was planning on ta...
Zeb B.
STR and/or Furnished Month to Month Vacation/College Town
I just finished adding a 2 bedroom basement (Garden Level) apartment to my house. We are 2 blocks from a large college campus in a town that is also a popular vacation destination. We posted the unit on Airbnb and Vrb...
Peter Sanchez
Do you know what I did with my first real estate check?
I paid off my student loans...even though the interest rate wasn't very high. I paid them off even though I probably could've used the money to invest in a bigger house right away. Why? I'll explain.I bought a tiny ...
Robert Walden
Seller Gives Back Reno Cost To Qualify Me For A Bridge Loan
[Note: this inquiry was originally posted under the "Creative Real Estate Financing - Toledo, Ohio" Forum category (under a related title), but without any response.]
I'm exploring a creative financing technique for...
Scott Stark
Can students who are unemployed but on scholarship or get stipends they say they will use to pay rent? If so can I work with the school and directly receive payments from such a program?
I have a young couple who are unemployed but say they receive money from scholarships that they would use to pay rent. Anyone heard of this? Any way to get this money from the school? They are young (probably no c...
Michael Bryant
College town investing
Does anyone invest in apartments in college towns? I’ve found some apartments and townhomes selling for around $100k that are currently renting for around $1700/month. I’m working on digging into the details of what t...
David Socia
Do you accept Co-Signers on Leases? Why or why not?
We own several rentals in an area of our town called Midtown Revitalization District. this district is sandwiched between 2 major hospitals and a junior college. All of our rentals are new construction duplexes and ou...
Nick Edgington
Off Campus Student Housing in Athens Georgia
Hi everyone,
I am wondering if anyone has a pulse on off campus student housing near the University of Georgia. Do any landlords out there rent by the room to students? Do the kids stick to the apartment complexes or...
Johnny Horner
How will caronavirus impact student housing
The caronavirus has turned the world upside down, what is the BPs community opinion on student housing? Could this pandemic change the way colleges and universities conduct higher education? With this possibility it...
Francesco Barbati
Criteria for students housing
Hello BiggerPockets crowd! I have decided (but always ready to change my plan) to buy and hold to rent to students, and focus around the university in the city I live in.What are the criteria to choose the best proper...