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The student-housing leasing playbook.

A 28-page guide covering the full lease cycle in MA student housing — listing strategy, applicant screening, e-signature, rent collection, sublease handling, and turnover. With templates, benchmark data, and sample copy.

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The student-housing leasing playbook

A 28-page guide to the lease cycle in MA student housing — from listing through move-out — with templates and benchmark data.

Mar 2026 28 min
Guide

Massachusetts compliance checklist

Security deposits, fair housing, lead paint, master-lease provisions — the legal floor for renting to students in Boston.

Feb 2026 14 min
Guide

Setting up Stripe Connect for rent collection

Walkthrough for connecting your bank, configuring payout schedules, and handling refunds + chargebacks.

Apr 2026 9 min
Playbook

Spring turnover playbook

How to plan the May/June flip — outreach to existing tenants, timing the relisting, scheduling cleanings, and avoiding gaps.

Apr 2026 18 min
Playbook

Sublease oversight without micromanaging

How to keep visibility on tenant sublets without being the bottleneck. Workflow + templates.

Mar 2026 11 min
Playbook

Filling vacancies in 7 days

The exact 7-day pre-listing routine top operators use for full-year fills.

Feb 2026 8 min
Blog

Why student-housing software has lagged 20 years

A short essay on why the off-campus market got ignored — and why that's finally changing.

Apr 2026 6 min
Blog

5 lease provisions Boston operators should rewrite

The clauses we see most often that don't hold up in MA housing court.

Apr 2026 7 min
Blog

What we learned from 2,000 student leases

Anonymized insights on rent, term length, and conversion across our first cohort of operators.

Mar 2026 9 min
Template

Sublease agreement template (MA)

Massachusetts-compliant sublease agreement with master-lease attachment fields. Editable Word doc.

Mar 2026 Download
Template

Co-signer addendum

Standalone co-signer agreement that pairs with any underlying lease. Includes income verification fields.

Mar 2026 Download
Template

Move-in / move-out inventory

Photographable checklist students and landlords sign on day 1. Reduces deposit disputes.

Feb 2026 Download
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