Comments on: Is Student Housing a Good Investment? http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:23:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: StudentRent http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-74908 StudentRent Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:14:03 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-74908 Looking for free rental advertising? Try StudentRent.com! They are offering free housing search nationwide and several free listing opportunities for property managers. Looking for free rental advertising? Try StudentRent.com! They are offering free housing search nationwide and several free listing opportunities for property managers.

]]> By: Christine Daily http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-72604 Christine Daily Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:23:03 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-72604 There's some useful information on the UK Knight Frank site - http://www.knightfrank.co.uk - follow the links to student property or search for it, or alternatively go straight to the report: http://www.knightfrank.com/ResearchReportDirPhase2/11334.pdf There’s some useful information on the UK Knight Frank site – http://www.knightfrank.co.uk – follow the links to student property or search for it, or alternatively go straight to the report:

http://www.knightfrank.com/ResearchReportDirPhase2/11334.pdf

]]> By: JP http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-70847 JP Thu, 22 May 2008 02:53:28 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-70847 Student housing is a great investment if you know what you are doing, if you don't you can get clobbered like many of the folks I've bought properties from- most competely mismanaged it and took a sound beating- doesn't make them bad people, just people that did not know what they were doing. http://liveoffcampus.net Student housing is a great investment if you know what you are doing, if you don’t you can get clobbered like many of the folks I’ve bought properties from- most competely mismanaged it and took a sound beating- doesn’t make them bad people, just people that did not know what they were doing.

http://liveoffcampus.net

]]> By: Steve http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-68533 Steve Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:21:13 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-68533 If you do not have a house in or near Big Rapids your student will be charged the following rate for housing! FSU Room and Board (19 meal plan) $7646.00 If you divide this by the 9-month school year it equals $850.00 per month. If your student stays in FSU housing for 4 years this equals $30,584.00 If you own a home in Big Rapids your student can live off campus immediately, “BUT” you have to show this address as the student’s home address when he or she applies to FSU. I have a property in Big Rapids that I would like to sell. We purchased this property for family members attending FSU that have now graduated. This property is leased through August of 2009 for $1,000 per month. Tenants pay all utilities. Asking Price is $110,000 A 30-year mortgage at today’s rates are below: 7.00% = $731.83 6.75% = $713.46 6.50% = $695.27 This rental unit is four bedrooms with three baths and is located several blocks from FSU. Appliances have all been replaced within the past three years and there is plenty of paved parking. Property was renovated in 2002. We lease to one student and that student sublets rooms to three other students. We receive our rent check and we pay only mortgage, taxes, insurance, and summer lawn maintenance. If you are interested in saving dormitory costs, you must use a Big Rapids address as your student’s home address when they apply to FSU. If you are interested in this house please contact me: alaskan@chartermi.net If you do not have a house in or near Big Rapids your student will be charged the following rate for housing!
FSU Room and Board (19 meal plan) $7646.00
If you divide this by the 9-month school year it equals $850.00 per month.
If your student stays in FSU housing for 4 years this equals $30,584.00

If you own a home in Big Rapids your student can live off campus immediately, “BUT” you have to show this address as the student’s home address when he or she applies to FSU.

I have a property in Big Rapids that I would like to sell. We purchased this property for family members attending FSU that have now graduated. This property is leased through August of 2009 for $1,000 per month. Tenants pay all utilities.

Asking Price is $110,000
A 30-year mortgage at today’s rates are below:
7.00% = $731.83 6.75% = $713.46 6.50% = $695.27

This rental unit is four bedrooms with three baths and is located several blocks from FSU. Appliances have all been replaced within the past three years and there is plenty of paved parking. Property was renovated in 2002. We lease to one student and that student sublets rooms to three other students. We receive our rent check and we pay only mortgage, taxes, insurance, and summer lawn maintenance.

If you are interested in saving dormitory costs, you must use a Big Rapids address as your student’s home address when they apply to FSU.
If you are interested in this house please contact me: alaskan@chartermi.net

]]> By: steve jenings http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-68050 steve jenings Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:20:56 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-68050 Risk is over supply unless University expands campus. Risk is over supply unless University expands campus.

]]> By: charles chambers http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-68049 charles chambers Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:18:44 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-68049 Good idea steady stem of regular tenants. Good idea steady stem of regular tenants.

]]> By: Jackie http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-56606 Jackie Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:56:17 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-56606 Students here in Schenectady, NY reserve their housing almost a year in advance. It's October now, and I am already signing leases for the 2008-2009 academic year. Students sign 1-year leases, even if they will only live in their apartment for 10 months. Parents co-sign, and parties are prohibited. I've been doing this for 20 years, and think it's the only way to go. Students here in Schenectady, NY reserve their housing almost a year in advance. It’s October now, and I am already signing leases for the 2008-2009 academic year. Students sign 1-year leases, even if they will only live in their apartment for 10 months. Parents co-sign, and parties are prohibited. I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and think it’s the only way to go.

]]> By: Neil Simmons http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-54514 Neil Simmons Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:20:57 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-54514 In Bangkok the returns on student housing are so low that it isn't worth making the investment, with students renting studio units for around US$40 per month. High-end luxury apartments get the best yields here. In Bangkok the returns on student housing are so low that it isn’t worth making the investment, with students renting studio units for around US$40 per month.

High-end luxury apartments get the best yields here.

]]> By: Neil Simmons http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-54513 Neil Simmons Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:18:17 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-54513 I run an estate agency in Bangkok, and here I would say that student housing is not a good investment. Yes there is easily enough supply and your occupancy rates would be 99%-100% all the time, but the amounts received are just too small to get out of bed in the morning, with rentals for studio rooms being around US$40 per month. Over here, the luxury high-end market gets the best yields. I run an estate agency in Bangkok, and here I would say that student housing is not a good investment. Yes there is easily enough supply and your occupancy rates would be 99%-100% all the time, but the amounts received are just too small to get out of bed in the morning, with rentals for studio rooms being around US$40 per month.

Over here, the luxury high-end market gets the best yields.

]]> By: StudentRent http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-52953 StudentRent Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:44:23 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/08/16/is-student-housing-a-good-investment/#comment-52953 <a href="http://www.StudentRent.com" rel="nofollow">www.StudentRent.com - Your source for off campus housing!</a> Free housing search, very affordable listings! http://www.StudentRent.com – Your source for off campus housing! Free housing search, very affordable listings!

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