Hello everyone,I am a beginner level investor in Atlanta, Ga.  I have an idea to purchase quite a bit of SFH in an area within walking distance from a college and turning them into college housing. The property values...

I am considering buying a duplex in a college town, about 2 blocks from campus.  Does anyone have experience in college towns renting to college students?  Are they more or less reliable making payments?  How do you d...

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I know this may not be exactly on the topic of RE but it is important to me and I value the opinion of people on here. Here's the dilemma. I am currently a student at McGill University in Montreal, which is a ...

I've read a lot about landlords investing in student rentals but haven't found much about landlords that become students. I have a 3 unit that cash flows very well for me with great tenants and minimum maintenance. I'...

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I've recently bought a 2B condo near a college in Chicago with the condition of taking over the existing lease contract with the tenants. The tenants are two college students and the lease ends at the end of A...

Good Morning All!Just poured myself a coffee and ready to lose my BP post virginity.  Please be gentle.  I am a new member and live in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.  I work full time, but am very interested in taking my ...

I have a question for the Mainers familiar with the Bangor to Old Town area. I've got a single family project underway in Orono that will be student housing for the next few years. We are on track to have it completed...

"Graduating seniors who just finished their degrees on average carry debts of $19,000 or more. On the other hand, medical graduate students carry debts in the range $19,000 - $105,000 (Source: Department of Education)...

Hello all, my son is starting school in RISD within next few weeks. Student rental are expensive and the make better sense to buy a condo and rent a bedroom to another student or even a 3-4 multi-family as away to inv...

This is partially in response to the fairly frequent threads in the theme of "I make $2000/mo in BAH from the GI Bill, can I 'house hack' using my VA loan entitlement?" The direct answer to that question is "Probably ...