Publisher's Synopsis
PARENT AND INVESTOR GUIDE TO BUYING COLLEGE-TOWN REAL ESTATE Whether you're a parent looking to cut housing expenses for your college offspring or an investor looking for a savvy way to leverage your money for income and profits -- or you're both -- this no-fluff guide delivers everything you need in under 100 pages to make a smart investment in college-town rental property today. WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY In seven concise chapters, SMART ESSENTIALS FOR COLLEGE RENTALS takes you step by step from identifying a great college-town market to scoring big returns on your investment: ORIENTATION: Discover how smart parents and investors make money from off-campus housing. COLLEGE TOWNS 101: Find the perfect college-town market for your money. GOLDMINES: Get smarter with the essential strategies every investor needs to find rentals that make money when you buy, when you rent and when you sell. COLLEGE MATH: Learn insider techniques to separate profitable rentals from money pits and play your counteroffer cards just right. FINANCIAL AID: How to use other people's money to leverage your investment in a positive-cash-flow property. LANDLORD U: Everything you need to know to manage student rentals and avoid nightmare tenants. GRADUATION: Know when to hold or cash out for maximum profit. By necessity droves of college students are turning to off-campus housing. This perfect storm - a critical shortage and rising demand for off-campus housing -- has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity for college-town rental properties. SMART ESSENTIALS FOR COLLEGE RENTALS is a survival guide to owning college-student housing in today's market.
