Thank you for the response,
Very good outline of pros and cons.
It looks like this may be a little bigger and complex undertaking for me right now.
Debbie
QUOTE (housingrental @ Aug 3 2008, 12:55 PM) Yes, I rent, manage, and own a significant amount of student housing in Waterloo. Generally, and assuming good property and management:
Pro`s - High to 100% occupancy, high to 100% rent collection, high rent to purchase price, less ltb action needed compared to non-student multi-units, barrier to entry.
Con`s - Higher turnover, time consuming to manage, higher cleaning/insurance/licensing/minor repair costs.
The big issue is with poor property selection or management you`ll have higher vacancies and less rent collected than non-student rentals. If done right though I`ve seen larger portfolios with 99.5+% occupancy and rent collection year after year.
What more would you like to know?