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Arif Bor Is student rentals still a good idea?
3 November 2020 | 7 replies

Hello everyone. First post here, amazing resource.
I've recently closed on a single family home and have taken my first serious step into real estate investing. I'm very new to all this so i'm still really trying to ...

Christopher McConnell Room by Room to College Students
5 April 2021 | 16 replies

Hi! I am in the middle of purchasing a 3/2 SFH in Tennessee about a half mile from a university. I want to try to increase rental income by renting room by room. I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience w...

Rhianna Vernon Off campus college housing
2 March 2023 | 6 replies

Hi everyone,I'm currently looking at a duplex that can house up to 8 students in off-campus housing.  My main concern is what happens during the summer months when the students are off from school.  Do they tend to st...

Johnny Horner How will caronavirus impact student housing
24 April 2020 | 6 replies

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...

Kevin Akers How to best advertise a student rental
3 December 2021 | 4 replies

Hi!
I have a new rental coming on the market soon. It is located very close to the local university and we would like to make it a student rental and rent it by the room. What would be the best method of advertising ...

Jason V. Student Housing Bubble?
23 February 2016 | 13 replies

I had an interesting exchange with another local investor that led me to explore some property in the areas immediately surrounding the several high-end universities in our city. Apart from the challenges of owning r...

Adam T. Veitenheimer College Students as Lessees'
23 September 2015 | 10 replies

I am new so bare with me; first actual post.I am looking to invest in multifamily properties located in a major city adjacent to a major college. The properties are within 4-5 blocks from the school itself. These prop...

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...

Travis Bill Anyone ever try to develop a "dorm" type building for college students?
30 March 2011 | 8 replies

Colleges make a lot off of housing. It seems a privately developed one could charge a lot less than the 4-700 a month that students pay to stay in those.

Iv thought about this a lot and it could be a relatively chea...

Jewel B. Telling When It's Right: Student Housing and Section 8
27 November 2022 | 0 replies

When it comes to student housing and Section 8, investors and landlords either welcome students and voucher holders with open arms and embrace the higher guaranteed payouts or shudder at the thought of higher wear and...