How to Earn Money Off Campus as Rest of Market Cools

The real estate slowdown has forced some investors to change tactics. Gone are the days when an investor could buy a single-family home or condo, flip it, and walk away with a sizeable profit just weeks or months later without much effort.

But there’s one niche that continues to show promise for investors undaunted by the slumping housing market: college-town real estate.

This segment has recently caught the attention of large institutional investors like American Campus Communities, a publicly traded real estate investment trust that earns 95% of its revenues from ownership of off-campus housing, according to Bill Bayless, chief executive officer of the Austin, Texas based company.

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