College towns can be good places to buy rental properties. Housing demand is generally high, vacancy rates are low, and rental prices are on the rise, according to Move Inc., a firm that runs a network of real-estate websites including Realtor.com and Move.com. Recently, Move highlighted 10 college towns where it could pay off to invest in a rental property, MarketWatch [1] reported.
For more information: www.marketwatch.com/story/top-10-real-estate-markets-in-us-college-towns... [1]
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[1] http://www.marketwatch.com/story/top-10-real-estate-markets-in-us-college-towns-2011-08-10