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   Comment by Real Estate Guide 101 on 6 February 2007:

   Hi Tom,

   An interesting post on investing in Student Housing and the article on Student Housing in LAtimes is informative. As the article discuss about the facts like how one has to face problems, how this investing is profitable for the investor, the way student house rents increasing and helpful guidelines to the new investors. Thanks for sharing
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   Comment by Celina Jones, Real Estate Consultant on 6 February 2007:

   This is an interesting post and was quite informative.

   Thanks for Sharing.
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   Comment by Ashley on 26 February 2007:

   As a college student and someone interested in real estate this article brings about some contradicting ideas for me. “Quality of the housing does not have to be the best to get rents that are above average”, but is it not true that with the increasing demand and hence supply of off-campus student housing there will need to be either an increase the quality, a decrease the price, or both? The article states that “children of the baby boom generation are taking longer than their predecessors to graduate, so they need housing for a longer stretch” and with this increasingly educated market it seems it would be beneficial to create housing that attracts a more mature audience. This could include more expensive housing which includes more quality options. What about catering to the customer in order to run a successful business? I argue that though it may seem like quality is of little importance to college students, times are beginning to change. Expect that the current expense of getting into the niche market will only increase as the average college student becomes more real estate savvy.
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   Comment by Sunil on 12 March 2007:

   I know many people have retired on college housing rental real estate. If you can find affordably priced areas I would love to hear about it. Thanks for the article, I wish you had spent more time on identifying college towns that make sense to invest in.
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   Comment by Mike Gonzales on 3 April 2007:

   Hello, I would to let everybody know that my company specializes in student housing, if you are a attending a University across town or across America at http://www.MascotStudentHousing.com
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   Comment by JP on 18 April 2007:

   This is a great business indeed but as a pro doing it full time, let me be very lucid here: this is not, I repeat not for everyone. I have seen some owners just get crushed in this business because they are either too weak or put in the first students that came along and then ate them up alive shortly thereafter.

7. Pingback by Off Campus Housing - More Reasons Why It May Be A Good Investment — The Real Estate Bloggers on 24 June 2007:

   [...] this month we talked about the benefits of buying into the student housing market, and now Marketplace has an interview on the benefits of owning off campus housing as a investor [...]

8. Pingback by The smart and gutsy invest in student housing - Real Estate News - Banks.com on 16 October 2007:

   [...] The drawbacks to managing student housing: Rents can be harder to collect, students tend to be very transient and property wear and tear tends to be higher. [...]
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   Comment by Steve on 11 November 2007:

   Can anyone help…need detials on the LA times article? I cannot locate it in there archives.

   Thanks in advance Steve
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    Comment by Daniel J. Inversin on 3 November 2009:

    DIAC, Inc : DORM IN A CUBE
    “Our thinking brought us back inside the box”
    _________________________

    A NEW CONCEPT FOR STUDENT HOUSING !!

    Thought you maybe interested in this new concept !

    We’ve integrated all the comforts of a hotel room and or a contemporary tiny house into a 10′ x 10′ x 10′ space including shower, toilet, sleeping area, kitchen, storage and more. Environmentally friendly – wooden construction, ecological and renewable – “Green Cubed” ! Complies with very high environmental quality standards.

    This year “Carre d’etoiles” was launched all around France and was so very successful…
    we will be coming to the USA/CANADA in 2010 !

    Would be glad to send you a pdf presentation of the CUBE and what we call “Cube City”
    student housing concept. Please advise.

    Remaining at your service,

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    CARRE D’ETOILES -SOLE AGENT/ IMPORTER USA/CANADA
    11917 Whitehorse Road, Truckee, California 96161 USA
    Directline 530.386.0325 Fax: 530.587.3938
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