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Kyle Kohn

Kyle Kohn leads growth at Find My Place, with a focus on the supply side: the landlords, property managers, and complexes that make up FMP's inventory. He spends his time getting real listings and verified availability onto the platform so students aren't stuck guessing what's actually open near campus. He writes about the landlord side of student housing, how leasing really works, what property managers look for, and how to read a listing before you sign.

Marketing & Leasing

Find My Place for Private Owners: How the Self-Serve Listing Flow Works

Private owners list on Find My Place through a self-serve checkout that costs $20 per unit per month for a regular listing or $40 per unit per month for a featured one, for one to four units. There is no demo, no sales call, and no annual contract — you pick regular or featured, choose how many units, and see the price before you type anything. Owners with more than four units use the community flow instead.

August 26, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Rent to College Students in California: Laws, Licensing, and Local Rules

California capped security deposits at one month's rent on July 1, 2024 under AB 12, with a narrow small-owner exemption that lets qualifying owners take two months — and disappears entirely when the tenant is an active-duty service member. The bigger operational change is AB 2801, which since 2025 requires timestamped photographs at three separate points in every tenancy and bars charging students for routine professional carpet cleaning.

August 26, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Rent to College Students in Arizona: Laws, Licensing, and Local Rules

Renting to college students in Arizona starts with a county filing most private owners have never heard of. ARS 33-1902 requires you to record owner and parcel information with the county assessor, and subsection C says an unregistered rental "shall not be occupied" — get it wrong and your tenant can terminate the lease and reclaim every dollar of prepaid rent. Neither Tempe nor Tucson caps unrelated occupants the way "mini-dorm ordinance" implies.

August 26, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Rent to College Students in Colorado: Laws, Licensing, and Local Rules

Renting to college students in Colorado no longer means counting unrelated roommates. House Bill 24-1007, the HOME Act, took effect July 1, 2024 and bars every Colorado local government from limiting occupancy based on familial relationship — which is why Boulder stopped enforcing its unrelated-occupant cap and now regulates occupancy by bedroom square footage. Licensing did not go away: Boulder still requires a rental license plus a SmartRegs energy inspection.

August 26, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Rent to College Students in Texas: Laws, Licensing, and Local Rules

Renting to college students in Texas got easier on September 1, 2025, when Senate Bill 1567 stripped home-rule cities with a university campus of the power to cap occupancy by relationship or familial status. College Station's "no more than four" rule is gone — repealed, with both occupancy overlays, on September 11, 2025. Texas sets no cap on security deposits but gives you 30 days from surrender of possession to refund the balance with itemized deductions.

August 26, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Rent to College Students in Ohio: Laws, Licensing, and Local Rules

Renting to college students in Ohio starts with a county filing: ORC 5323.02 requires owners in any county over 200,000 people — Franklin County included — to file owner and parcel details with the county auditor. Columbus added its own layer in April 2026: Chapter 4515 creates a citywide rental registry at $15 per unit, capped at $1,500 per complex, with initial registration open October 1 through December 31, 2026. Columbus does not cap unrelated adults.

August 25, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Rent to College Students in Utah: Laws, Licensing, and Local Rules

Renting to college students in Utah is governed at the city level, and Utah Code 10-20-602 puts a floor under how strict a city may get: a city with a state university may not limit a single-family home to fewer than three occupants, while every other Utah city must allow at least four. Provo and Logan both sit at that floor of three, and both require a rental license. Utah sets no cap on security deposits but requires the balance and itemized deductions within 30 days of move-out.

August 25, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

Do You Need a Rental License to Rent to Students? A State-by-State Guide

Only two states require you to register a rental property statewide: Ohio, under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5323, and New Jersey, under N.J.S.A. 46:8-28. Everywhere else, rental licensing is a city or county decision — and college towns are far more likely to have a program than the suburbs next door. Check two things separately: whether your state requires registration, and whether your city requires a license, an inspection, or both.

August 25, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

Tax Deductions for Renting Out a Room or Property to Students

Private owners renting to college students can generally deduct mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, repairs, utilities, listing fees and depreciation. Rent part of a home you live in and those expenses must be split between rental and personal use, usually by room count or square footage.

August 25, 2026read more →
Manage

Turnover Season: Managing Move-Out and Move-In in a Student Rental

Student rental turnover is compressed into days, not weeks. Across 30,359 lease terms in Find My Place's inventory since January 2024, 81% start in June, July, or August, and August 15 alone accounts for 1,077 of them. Book cleaning and repairs before the outgoing lease even ends, inspect within 24 hours of move-out, and stagger the two dates by at least three days.

August 24, 2026read more →
Manage

How to Handle Noise, Parties, and Neighbor Complaints in a Student Rental

Prevent party and noise problems in a student rental with lease terms rather than after-the-fact confrontation: define quiet hours, cap overnight guests, set a maximum gathering size, and attach a specific dollar penalty to each documented violation. When a complaint comes in, log it in writing, send a warning that quotes the exact lease clause, and escalate to a cure-or-quit notice on the second violation.

August 24, 2026read more →
Manage

Security Deposits for Student Rentals: How Much to Charge and What You Can Deduct

As a private landlord, set the security deposit for a student rental at one month's rent. That is the legal maximum in California, New York and Massachusetts. Arizona allows one and a half months; Texas, Utah and Colorado set no statutory cap at all. You can deduct unpaid rent, tenant-caused damage beyond normal wear, and cleaning needed to restore move-in condition, but never routine wear.

August 24, 2026read more →
Manage

Landlord Insurance for Student Rentals: What Coverage You Need

Landlord insurance for student rental properties means a dwelling fire policy, usually the DP-3 special form, replacing your homeowners policy rather than adding to it. A homeowners policy excludes losses that happen while the house is leased, which is how accidental landlords get a kitchen fire claim denied. Expect a landlord policy to run roughly 25 percent above homeowners coverage, and require renters insurance from every student.

August 24, 2026read more →
Marketing & Leasing

Student Rental Listing Photos: What Actually Gets Inquiries

Your student rental listing photos have one job, and the cover photo does almost all of it. Across 8,202 published properties on Find My Place and 1,000 inquiries students sent between July 2 and August 23, 2026, listings with no cover photo pulled 0.13 inquiries per 1,000 page views. A cover photo and nothing else pulled 0.50 — about 3.8x as many. Adding a gallery on top did not raise the rate, and past roughly ten photos it fell.

August 24, 2026read more →
Marketing & Leasing

When to List a Student Rental for Fall (and How to Price It)

The best time to list a student rental for fall is the last week of February. Across three years of inquiries on Find My Place through April 2026, March and April together pull 26.1% of the year's student inquiries, and April is the only month that cleared 12% in all three years running. September is the floor, at 3.5%. Price per bedroom: privately owned private rooms carry a $690 median.

August 24, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Write a Lease for College Student Renters: 8 Clauses You Actually Need

A lease for college student renters needs eight clauses most standard leases omit: joint and several liability (or a per-bed structure), a cosigner obligation inside the lease itself, defined quiet hours and guest limits, a written subletting policy covering summer, a term that matches the academic calendar, a move-out and cleaning standard, a maintenance-reporting requirement, and a clear utilities split. Lease law is state-specific, so have a local attorney review the final document.

August 24, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

Cosigners and Guarantors for Student Rentals: A Private Landlord's Guide

Require a cosigner for nearly every student tenant, and know which one you are asking for. A cosigner signs the lease and is liable for the full rent from day one; a guarantor signs a separate promise and is usually only reachable after the tenant defaults. Ask for documented income of at least 3x the monthly rent, and put the signature on the lease itself, not a one-page addendum.

August 24, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Screen College Student Tenants Who Have No Rental History

Screen college student tenants by shifting the credit check onto a guarantor rather than the student. Require a parent or guarantor who meets a standard income threshold of roughly three times the monthly rent, verify current enrollment with a student ID or class schedule, and run the background and credit check on the guarantor. Applying a minimum credit score to students themselves screens out nearly all qualified applicants, since most have no score at all.

August 24, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

How to Rent Out Your Condo to College Students (HOA Rules and Limits)

You can rent your condo to college students if your HOA's CC&Rs allow leasing, but three restrictions commonly block it: a rental cap, a six- or twelve-month minimum lease term, and an occupancy limit on unrelated roommates. Get the CC&Rs and waitlist status in writing before you list.

August 24, 2026read more →
Student Housing Insights

Is Renting to College Students a Good Idea? Pros, Cons, and Real Numbers

Renting to college students is a good idea if your place sits within walking distance of a campus and you can stomach a turnover every August. Demand is genuinely reliable: 78% of beds at the Yardi 200 schools were preleased by May 2026. The rent premium is not — leasing-season rent growth for 2026-27 came in at 0.9%.

August 24, 2026read more →
Legal & Compliance

Can I Rent Out a Spare Room or Basement to a College Student?

You can rent a spare room or basement to a college student in most U.S. cities, but the room has to legally qualify as a bedroom first. Under the International Residential Code that means an emergency escape opening of at least 5.7 square feet with a sill no higher than 44 inches, a ceiling of at least 7 feet, and a smoke alarm in the room. Owner-occupied rentals often escape licensing entirely — but zoning caps on unrelated occupants still apply.

August 23, 2026read more →
Student Housing Insights

How Much Can I Charge to Rent a Room to a College Student?

The median private room in student housing lists at $1,042 a month, and half of all rooms fall between $819 and $1,409, across 4,593 published private-room listings on Find My Place in August 2026. Market matters far more than the national number: the same room lists at a $569 median in Provo and a $1,879 median in Ann Arbor.

August 23, 2026read more →
Manage

Do I Need a Property Manager to Rent to College Students?

No, if you own one to four units near a campus. Property managers advertise 8 to 12 percent of monthly rent, but the all-in number once you add leasing fees, maintenance markups and vacancy charges runs 15 to 20 percent of annual rental income. On a $2,400 student house that is roughly $4,300 to $5,800 a year.

August 23, 2026read more →
Marketing & Leasing

Where Can I List My Rental Property for College Students? 8 Platforms Compared (2026)

The cheapest place to list a rental for college students in 2026 is Find My Place, at $20 per unit per month ($40 for the featured slot, up to four units). Every other channel a landlord asks about — per-listing student sites, generalist marketplaces, and free classifieds — either costs more per unit or hands you the screening work instead.

August 23, 2026read more →
Marketing & Leasing

How to Rent Out Your House to College Students: A Private Owner's Guide (2026)

To rent out your house to college students as a private owner, list on a student-specific platform four to six months before the fall term, price per bedroom rather than per unit, require a parent guarantor instead of a credit score, and use a per-bed lease so one roommate's default doesn't cost you the full rent. If you own between one and four units, hiring a property manager almost never pays for itself.

August 22, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

UVU Students Renting in Provo: What BYU-Contracted Housing Rules Actually Mean for You

If you go to UVU, you cannot sign a lease in BYU-contracted housing at all. BYU limits that program to students at eight specific institutions, and Utah Valley University is not one of them, so the visitor-hours and single-sex rules everyone warns you about are not actually your problem. Your problem is that eight BYU-contracted Provo buildings still show up in UVU housing searches on Find My Place.

August 21, 2026read more →
Amenities & Features

No A/C, Old Houses and Rain: What Eugene Apartments Near UO Are Really Like

Most apartments near the University of Oregon have no air conditioning, and Oregon law does not require it in any building permitted before April 1, 2024 — which is nearly all of the near-campus rental stock. What the law does require is adequate heat, weatherproofing that keeps rain out, and your right to install a portable AC unit yourself.

August 20, 2026read more →
Partnerships & Success Stories

Off-Campus Housing Platforms for Universities: A Checklist

A university should judge an off-campus housing partner on five things: documented accessibility conformance, listing verification before publish, review moderation it cannot buy its way out of, branding control that keeps the experience in your voice, and a clear answer about who owns the data. Everything else is a demo feature.

August 19, 2026read more →
Student Housing Insights

8 Student Housing Trends Off-Campus Landlords Should Watch This Leasing Cycle

Rent growth in student housing has effectively stopped, and that single fact reorders the rest of the student housing trends worth tracking this cycle. Average leasing-season rent growth for the 2026-27 academic year came in at 0.9%, down from 2.6% last cycle, while the national advertised rate sits at $933 per bed.

August 19, 2026read more →
Manage

Student Housing Management: What Running an Off-Campus Student Building Actually Involves

Student housing management is the work of running a rental building on an academic calendar instead of a rolling one: you lease the entire book of beds months in advance, hand over most of the property inside a two-week window every summer, and answer to residents whose parents cosigned the lease. Third-party student-housing operators generally quote 8% to 12% of collected rent to take that over.

August 18, 2026read more →
Technology & Tools

Student Housing Property Management Software: What Actually Matters for Off-Campus Landlords

Student housing property management software has to run a lease per bed instead of per unit. Entrata, RealPage Student, and Yardi own the enterprise tier; TenantCloud from $15/month and DoorLoop from $69/month cover small portfolios. The deciding question is whether the software treats a bed as a billable object.

August 17, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

Do You Need a Cosigner or Guarantor to Rent Student Housing?

Most students do need a cosigner or a guarantor. The standard approval bar at a leasing office is a 620 to 650 credit score plus income near three times the rent, and a full-time undergrad rarely has either. But a cosigner and a guarantor for a student apartment are not the same thing: a cosigner signs the lease as a co-tenant and has the legal right to occupy the unit, while a guarantor signs a separate guaranty, owes the money if you stop paying, and never gets a key.

August 4, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How to Find a Sublet for a Summer Internship in Another City

To find a summer internship sublet in another city, search student platforms and school-specific groups for furnished short-term rooms matching your 8-to-16-week window — and sublet your own place back home so you're not paying double. Vet hard and pay only with reversible methods.

July 13, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How to Find Semester-Long and Flexible Lease Apartments Near Campus

To find semester-long or flexible-lease apartments near campus, filter a student housing platform by lease length, then target lease takeovers and subleases — where true single-semester terms actually live. Start 6 to 8 weeks before move-in.

July 12, 2026read more →
Marketing & Leasing

Where Should Landlords Advertise Rental Properties to College Students?

The best place to advertise a rental property to college students is a student-specific platform where the entire audience is students — not a generalist listing site where student renters are a needle in a haystack.

July 11, 2026read more →
Marketing & Leasing

Why Landlords List Student Rentals on Find My Place

Landlords list student rentals on Find My Place to reach a student-only audience, pay by property instead of per listing, and let verified tenant reviews do the trust-building that fills units.

July 10, 2026read more →
Deposits & Fees

First and Last Month's Rent: What You Actually Pay to Move In

First and last month's rent plus a deposit can total three times your monthly rent at signing. Here's what each payment covers, the state caps, and how to protect your money.

July 4, 2026read more →
Deposits & Fees

How to Get Your Security Deposit Back as a Student Renter

Get your full deposit back by documenting the unit at move-in and move-out, cleaning thoroughly, giving proper notice, and knowing your state's return deadline. Landlords can only deduct for damage, not normal wear.

July 3, 2026read more →
Application Process

Apartment Application Fees: What's Normal and Can You Get One Back?

Application fees run $30-75 per person and are usually nonrefundable. A few states cap or ban them. Here's what's normal, when you can get one back, and how to avoid wasting money.

July 3, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

What Credit Score Do You Need to Rent a Student Apartment?

What credit score do you need to rent an apartment? Most leasing offices want 620 to 650, and no law sets a minimum. Students with no score at all still get approved with a cosigner, a guarantor service, or a bigger deposit.

July 3, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

9 Things to Check Before Signing an Off-Campus Lease Near UD

The most useful off-campus housing tip for UD students: read the whole lease and confirm what's included before signing. Here are nine things to check first, from per-bed pricing to the subletting clause to spotting scams.

July 2, 2026read more →
Find

When Should You Start Looking for Off-Campus Housing at UD?

Start looking for off-campus housing at UD in January or February for a fall move-in, and lock in roommates first. The best units near Main Street get claimed as early as October, so students who wait pay more for less.

July 2, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

How to Rent Your First Apartment with No Credit History

You can get your first apartment with no credit by giving the landlord another reason to trust you'll pay: a cosigner or guarantor, proof of income around three times the rent, and a willingness to put more down up front. Here's the step-by-step.

June 20, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How to Read a Student Apartment Lease Before You Sign (Clause by Clause)

Reading an apartment lease means working through it clause by clause before you sign. The clauses that cost students the most are joint-and-several liability, automatic renewal, subletting, and security-deposit terms.

June 13, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

7 Best Lease Guarantor Services for Students Without a Cosigner

If your parents can't or won't cosign, a lease guarantor service will stand in as your financial backer for a fee — usually 40% to 110% of one month's rent. Insurent is the standout for students and international renters; TheGuarantors and Leap are cheapest with good credit.

June 12, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

Month-to-Month vs. Fixed-Term Leases: Which Is Better for Students?

For most students, a fixed-term lease is the cheaper, safer default — it locks your rent for 9 or 12 months. A month-to-month lease is better only when your timeline is uncertain, because it lets you leave with 30 days' notice. The trade-off is a 7% to 10% rent premium.

June 12, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How to Sublet Your College Apartment Over the Summer (Legally)

To sublet your college apartment legally over the summer: read your lease for the subletting clause, get your landlord's written permission, screen the subtenant, sign a written sublease agreement, and hand the signed copy back to your landlord. You stay on the hook for rent the whole time.

June 12, 2026read more →
Deposits & Fees

What Is a Security Deposit? A Student Renter's Guide to Getting It Back

A security deposit is money you hand your landlord before move-in — usually one to one-and-a-half months' rent — that sits as collateral against unpaid rent and damage beyond normal wear. You get it back after move-out, minus any legitimate deductions, within a window your state sets.

June 12, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

Guarantor vs. Cosigner for a Student Apartment: What's the Difference?

A cosigner signs your lease and is on the hook for rent from day one, with the legal right to live in the unit. A guarantor signs a separate guaranty contract, never moves in, and only owes money after you stop paying.

June 12, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How to Sign a Student Apartment Lease From Out of State

To sign a student apartment lease from out of state: take a live video tour, verify the landlord and listing are real, request a remote move-in addendum, sign electronically, and pay your deposit through a traceable method — never a wire.

June 11, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

Can You Get Student Housing With Bad Credit?

Yes, you can get student housing with bad credit. A score under 600 rarely means an automatic no — it means a landlord will ask for a cosigner, a guarantor, a bigger deposit, or prepaid rent to offset the risk.

June 11, 2026read more →
Technology & Tools

Why Outdated Housing Tools Send Students to Facebook

When the off-campus housing tool feels a decade old, students close the tab and head to Facebook — where the scams and stale listings live. Here's what a modern student housing platform looks like instead.

June 5, 2026read more →
Deposits & Fees

How Find My Place Shows Every Fee a Property Charges

The headline rent is rarely the real rent. Find My Place shows every mandatory fee on every listing, upfront — so your students know the true monthly cost before they tour or sign.

June 5, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How Your Students Can Sell a Housing Contract (and Why It Helps Your Office)

When a student needs out of a lease for summer, an internship, or a transfer, they can sell their contract on Find My Place instead of paying a buyout fee. Here's how it works — and why it helps your office.

June 5, 2026read more →
Partnerships & Success Stories

What a Find My Place Partnership Page Looks Like (and How We Build Yours)

A Find My Place partnership page is a campus-specific housing hub, built and maintained for your university and customized to your market — one vetted link your office can hand to students.

June 5, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How to Find a Sublet for Your Student Apartment Without Getting Burned

Safely subletting a student apartment takes seven steps: read your lease, get landlord consent, screen the subletter, list on a verified channel, sign an agreement.

May 19, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

Academic-Year vs 12-Month Student Leases Compared: Which Actually Saves You Money? (2026)

Academic-year leases cost 10–25% more per month but free you from summer rent. 12-month leases lock you in but usually win all-in if you can sublet. Here's the per-month math and which one actually saves you money in 2026.

May 17, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

Can International Students Rent Apartments in the US Without a Credit Score?

Yes, international students can rent in the US without a credit score. Five workarounds: prepay rent, use guarantor services, get a co-signer, translate credit with Nova Credit, or show proof of funding.

May 11, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

Sublease vs. Reassignment in Student Housing: Which Is Easier?

Reassignment permanently transfers your lease — you're off the contract. Sublease keeps you on the lease while a subletter pays you. Here's which one to use when.

May 11, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

When Should You Sign a Lease for BYU Student Housing? (Provo Timing Guide)

For Fall semester at BYU, sign November through January for the best buildings. Wait past February and your top choices fill up. Full Provo lease timing guide by term.

May 11, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

Per-Bed vs. Per-Unit Lease: Which Is Better for College Students?

Per-bed leases protect you from roommate flake-outs but cost more per month. Per-unit leases save money but make you jointly liable. Here's which is right for you.

May 10, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

12-Month vs. 9-Month Academic-Year Lease: Which Is Better for College Students?

9-month lease lines up with the school year, but 12-month lease costs less per month. The right answer depends on summer plans, market gouging, and whether you can sublet. Here's the math, the trade-offs, and a quick decision framework.

May 9, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

Rexburg, ID Off-Campus Housing Timeline: When BYU-Idaho Students Sign Leases

Rexburg housing operates on its own clock. BYU-Idaho's three-track calendar means leases here don't follow the standard September-to-May rhythm. Sign for Fall in January, Winter in October, Spring in March — and confirm your track first.

May 9, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

What Is a Per-Bed Lease and Why Do Student Apartments Use Them?

A per-bed lease means each roommate signs their own contract for one bedroom in a shared apartment. Four roommates equals four leases. If one bails on rent, the landlord chases them — your contract isn't affected. The model fixes joint liability, the lease feature that blindsides college tenants more than any other.

May 6, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How Do You Break a College Apartment Lease Without Penalties?

Four ways to exit a student lease without trashing your credit: a legal protection (SCRA, DV statute, uninhabitable conditions), the early termination clause, contract reassignment, or a negotiated release. Walking away ends in collections.

May 6, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

What Is a Housing Cosigner and Do College Students Need One?

A housing cosigner legally guarantees a student's rent. Most college students need one because standard apartment screening requires 3x rent in income and 650+ credit. Here's how cosigners work, who qualifies, and what alternatives exist.

May 5, 2026read more →
Application Process

What Documents Do College Students Need to Apply for Off-Campus Housing?

The exact documents college students need to apply for off-campus housing — ID, SSN, income or co-signer, bank statements, student status proof. With FAQs.

May 4, 2026read more →
Amenities & Features

10 Must-Have Amenities in Student Apartments

Most tours highlight pools and movie theaters, but the ten amenities that actually make or break a student apartment are quieter and more practical: in-unit laundry, reliable Wi-Fi, a real study lounge, smart package lockers, a 24/7 gym, keyless entry, a dishwasher, individual HVAC, secure parking, and outdoor space that isn't just a concrete slab.

April 30, 2026read more →
Credit & Guarantors

Can You Get Student Housing Without a Cosigner?

Yes, students can rent without a cosigner. Here are the five workarounds that actually land leases — from guarantor services like TheGuarantors to private landlords who accept student loans as income.

April 29, 2026read more →
Budget & Affordability

Best Student Rental Marketplaces for Landlords (2026)

For landlords renting to students, Find My Place is the marketplace built for the job — verified tenant reviews on every listing, per-bedroom pricing for shared units, a subleasing toolset for mid-term transfers, and per-property pricing that keeps multi-unit buildings affordable.

April 29, 2026read more →
Lease Options & Terms

How to Find a Sublease as a College Student

A junior I know locked in a $1,450 San Francisco sublease for the summer while paying $600/month for her Boulder apartment. Subleasing is how students actually afford summer, study abroad, and mid-year pivots. Here's the step-by-step I wish someone had handed me.

April 29, 2026read more →
The 9 Student Housing Amenities That Actually Matter (and the Ones You're Paying For That Don't)
Amenities & Features

The 9 Student Housing Amenities That Actually Matter (and the Ones You're Paying For That Don't)

April 3, 2026read more →
Student Housing Amenities: 9 That Actually Matter and 4 That Don't
Amenities & Features

Student Housing Amenities: 9 That Actually Matter and 4 That Don't

April 2, 2026read more →
How to Transfer Your Student Apartment Lease in 5 Steps (Without Losing Your Deposit)
Deposits & Fees

How to Transfer Your Student Apartment Lease in 5 Steps (Without Losing Your Deposit)

March 30, 2026read more →
Stuck in a Student Lease You Can't Afford? 7 Legal Ways Out
Legal & Compliance

Stuck in a Student Lease You Can't Afford? 7 Legal Ways Out

March 30, 2026read more →
Student Sublease vs. Lease Transfer vs. Lease Takeover: What's the Difference and Which Is Right for You?
Lease Options & Terms

Student Sublease vs. Lease Transfer vs. Lease Takeover: What's the Difference and Which Is Right for You?

March 30, 2026read more →
Deposits & Fees

Which Student Housing Platforms Show the Full Price? 4 Sites with Transparent Fees

March 19, 2026read more →
Cheap Eats and Coffee Spots Every Bushnell Student Should Know in Eugene
Deposits & Fees

Cheap Eats and Coffee Spots Every Bushnell Student Should Know in Eugene

March 6, 2026read more →
How to Sublease or Transfer Your Lease Near Chico State
Lease Options & Terms

How to Sublease or Transfer Your Lease Near Chico State

February 26, 2026read more →
Do ASU Students Need a Guarantor or Co-Signer? Understanding Lease Requirements in Tempe
Lease Options & Terms

Do ASU Students Need a Guarantor or Co-Signer? Understanding Lease Requirements in Tempe

February 26, 2026read more →
Arizona Security Deposit Laws Every ASU Student Should Know Before Signing a Lease (2026)
Lease Options & Terms

Arizona Security Deposit Laws Every ASU Student Should Know Before Signing a Lease (2026)

February 26, 2026read more →
What Questions Should ASU Students Ask Before Signing an Apartment Lease in Tempe?
Lease Options & Terms

What Questions Should ASU Students Ask Before Signing an Apartment Lease in Tempe?

February 26, 2026read more →
Can ASU Students Break a Lease Early? Tempe Options for 2026
Lease Options & Terms

Can ASU Students Break a Lease Early? Tempe Options for 2026

Yes, ASU students can break a Tempe lease early, and the cheapest route is almost always finding a replacement tenant through a sublet or lease transfer, which usually avoids a termination fee entirely. If you take the buyout route instead, most Tempe leases in 2026 charge one to two months' rent plus 30 to 60 days' written notice.

February 25, 2026read more →
How to Get Your Security Deposit Back When Moving Out Near Chico State
Deposits & Fees

How to Get Your Security Deposit Back When Moving Out Near Chico State

February 25, 2026read more →
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Lease Options & Terms

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Lease Options & Terms

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UTA Lease Takeovers & Sublets: How to Find Short-Term Student Housing (Without Getting Burned)
Lease Options & Terms

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