Why do some landlords prelease? To ward off the possibility of vacancies, of course. There’s nothing worse for a landlord than a unit sitting vacant—each month that goes by is a month’s worth of rent metaphorically thrown in the trash. It’s for this reason that preleasing can act as an insurance policy for landlords; one that ensures you won’t be missing out on any potential revenue. But are there other advantages?
Do you leave voicemail after voicemail trying to reach your tenants to no avail? Do you email your leads to set up showings and get nothing but the cold shoulder in return? The good news is, it’s not you; it’s your methods.
We decided to channel our inner college student, do a little research and find out why exactly students just can’t answer an email or pick up their phones. Spoiler alert: they can, they just don’t want to. And here’s why:
So you survived a year (or two, or three) of not only college but also living in the dorms. Now what? If you’re ready to stretch your legs and move into a place that’s a little less supervised and a little more you, College Pads has your back. We put together a list of the top-rated landlords around the University of Oregon to help take the guesswork out of finding your first home away from home during the duration of your college career, whether you’re looking for the University of Oregon off-campus housing.
Continue readingThe student housing market is unique for many reasons, but one stands out in particular: turnover. Instead of planting their roots, college students tend to hop from place to place, leaving behind their landlords with vacant units and broken hearts. We at Rent College Pads understood this predicament and decided to probe for answers to the age-old question: what makes students want to dust off their pens, call up their landlords and ask to be legally bound to them for another whole year?
We sent out a survey and waited patiently as the responses flew in. From a pool of twenty options, here are the five most important factors students consider when deciding whether or not to renew their current lease:
UNCW Campus Center
It’s that time of year again, time to start your off-campus housing search! If this isn’t your first rodeo, you know that it just never seems to get easier or less stressful. You’re already swamped with schoolwork and now you have to add in looking for a new place, but don’t worry we have your back. If this is your first time looking for a place, it’s an exciting time to finally be able to spread your wings and get out of  those tiny dorm rooms. Sure it seems exciting, and it is, but how do you know where to look? Well newbies, we got you too. We sat down and read through tons of reviews to give you our top 10 picks for landlords for students at UNC-Wilmington looking for off-campus housing in Wilmington.
Weatherford Hall Oregon State University
Another semester of classes and living in the dorms under your belt – nice work! But now that you’re a more seasoned student, are you starting to feel like it’s time for a change in your living situation? If so, look no further – not only does Rent College Pads have a huge listing of available living spaces in your area, we’ve also taken a step further and put together a list of the top landlords in your area to take the mystery out of the search. Check out the list below! Continue reading
University of Idaho Campus
So you made it out alive after living in your shoebox-sized dorm – now what? It’s definitely time to live a little less supervised. However, your life doesn’t ever really slow down, especially not enough to spend a ton of time looking for a new place to live next semester. No need to worry, Rent College Pads gets it, and we’ve even put together a list of the top rated landlords in your area to take the guesswork out of looking for a new place. Check it out below!
Ole Miss Campus
Hey! Kudos to you for surviving your freshman (or sophomore, or junior, or first senior year, we’re not judging.) Now that you’re ready to think about getting out of your dorms and into an apartment to live in through the next segment of your college career, you have some choices to make, and Rent College Pads is here to make that transition a little smoother. Here, we put together the countdown of the top ten highest rated landlords in Oxford, MS to take the guesswork out of finding a place to sign for the upcoming year.
Colorado State Campus
Between studying for your next Calculus exam, writing that History midterm paper, soccer practice, and trying to figure out what you’re going to wear to the dance next Friday you have little time pencil in house hunting. Especially when you need to try and link up with your equally busy future roommates to figure out what the gameplan is. Hey, we get it and know you have a lot on your plate. Let us make the house hunting process a lot easier for you. No worries, Rent College Pads has done all the digging and weeding through tons of reviews to bring Colorado State University students our top picks for landlords in Fort Collins.
Sunset – University of Kansas Campus
After countless sleepless nights, you somehow made it through your first year of college alive, and it’s finally time to ditch the dorm life! Choosing your first place to live, and who you’re going to live with, can make or break your college experience. So how do you know if they place you’re choosing is really all it’s cracked up to be? Unlike your last chem exam, you don’t want to just guess! Rent College Pads wanted to help you out by making this process a little easier.  We did some looking into off-campus housing in Lawrence and left you with a list of our top picks for University of Kansas students.