Student Rentals during COVID with Jared Henderson

<p>What you’ll learn in just 17 minutes from today’s episode:</p> <ul><li>Learn how Jared’s investment strategy is keeping a steady cash flow going </li> <li>Find out about an exit strategy, just in case the student population dries up </li> <li>Find out where the sweet spot is, in single-family homes, so that it brings in steady cash flow and has manageable results</li> </ul> <p>Resources/Links:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.hatleyfunds.com/'>hatleyfunds.com</a> </li> </ul> <p>Summary: </p> <p>Jared Henderson lives in Montreal and started investing in real estate in 2012. He now focuses on cash-flowing student rentals in Peterborough and only invests in Ontario.</p> <p>In this episode, Jared shares about the cash flow opportunities in student rentals versus single-family rentals. The odds of a vacancy in student rental property are slim compared to a single-family rental property. </p> <p>Topics Covered: </p> <p>01:06 – What his primary investment strategy </p> <p>01:41 – Why choose a small city in Ontario for his investments and not in his own city </p> <p>04:50 – Why he continues to invest in Peterborough and not in Montreal </p> <p>07:13 – Are his properties pre-existing student rentals or single-family homes converted as student rentals </p> <p>09:04 – What is a sweet spot in terms of the number of rooms for cashflows </p> <p>09:53 – How is his student rental set-up – co-ed or all-male or all-female </p> <p>10:32 – What good property management can do with cleanliness and orderliness </p> <p>11:41 – How long is the tenancy for student rentals </p> <p>13:11 – Is he catering to international students and how advantageous is it in having them over local students </p> <p>14:32 – How does he raise capital to buy properties </p> <p>15:20 – How much does he get having the place as student rental versus renting it as a family home </p> <p>16:43 – The advantage of having student rentals versus renting out the place as a family home </p> <p>Key Takeaways: </p>