Lots of college rentals are beat up my son rented a house with water issues in the basement the land lord nailed the door shut before he rented it .The landlords can be tough to contact from all the destruction .The rentals don't need to be in good condition is all about how close to campus .

I’ve been digging into the Bryan/College Station market (home to Texas A&M) and wanted to share some fresh numbers from August 2025:Median price: $356,750 (up 2.2% YoY)Active listings: 465 (up 12.6% YoY)Closed sales: 135 (down 0.7% YoY)Days on market: About 93 total (list to close)Months of inventory: 3.9 (slightly up from 3.6 last year)Most of the activity is happening in the $200K–$399K range (55%+ of sales), and only about 1.5% of sales were $1M+.

Purchase price: $243,000 Cash invested: $40,000 We bought this unit in the town or children were going to college in, to give them a cheaper place to live and make enough money to cover the mortgage also.

local here in Bryan/College Station and active in both real estate and property management.

Unless your financial situation is different than a typical college student, you will likely need a co-signer.

Hey everyone,I’m a recent college graduate (double major in Sport Management & Business/Marketing Education).

I recently just graduated college and my goal is to save $100-$150k within these next 3-4 years to put on a downpayment on multifamily housing to rent out.

As someone who was raised in Oregon and Washington for 19 years by parents/grandparents from Arkansas and Louisiana, college football is often associated with the South.

I'd love to hear your advice on the pros, cons, and any tips for a beginner.Thank you Sam, this thread on student housing may be helpful: Nearing 1,000 College Tenants - Here's What I've Learned

In college you can do the room by room strategy to roommates.