With the increasing number of young adults enrolling in colleges, most universities throughout the country have decided to offer student housing either on campus and or close to it. There are many benefits of living in student housing, especially your first year attending at the college. There are also many social and academic benefits of these living situations.

Students that live right on campus in student housing, have higher graduations rates than their fellow classmates that reside off campus or at home. With no alcohol permitted, partying is not as convenient as it could be living with friends off campus. Students that live in the on campus student housing tend to have more involvement with campus activities, such as clubs and committees. With being right on campus the students are more willing to try new things. Students may not be as aware of the campus activities if not living close to or on campus.

Safety on campus will always surpass any that you could get in an off campus apartment. Universities have campus police that patrol around the units on every campus. Living on campus also allows you to save money. If you are on campus in student housing you will not need to drive to class. With gas prices on the raise, it could be one of the top money saving options.

Student housing is also very close to the university library, book store, campus store, health centers, gym and dinning hall, thus allowing you to avoid traffic and using unnecessary gas once again. If you are not ready to make the jump of living on your own right as soon you graduate high school, then student housing is a great way to transition slowly into the real world. While you are mostly on your own, there is not as much responsibility that is thrust upon your shoulder. Most student housing options come with a meal plan, cleaning services, and laundry services, making it easier for you to transition into your new found freedom.

Student housing is a melting pot of culture. What better way to get to learn about other people’s beliefs and traditions than to live in and environment in which everyone one around you has freedom to express themselves.

Many ski resort property owners hold their ski homes and condos for occasional personal use while renting them out to vacationers for most of the year. Although most ski resorts are increasingly becoming year round destinations, the majority of real estate rental income is still being made during the winter months. Many owners put their properties up for sale after they have made their winter rental income with the hope of not having to pay the carrying costs of the property during that time of year when rental income is somewhat lower.

Also, ski resort property owners that have their resort homes and condos primarily for personal use, typically own for use during family ski vacations. As kids grow up, parents get older, and grandchildren become part of the family, vacation choices and residence needs change. After one last ski season in a particular residence, many families choose to put their property on the market with the intention of upgrading to something larger, downgrading to something smaller, or cashing out of the ski resort environment altogether.

Since a great deal of ski resort real estate is held for rental income purposes, and since the ski season is the time of year with the lowest vacancy rates, this is also the time of year that prospective buyers are the least likely to be able to gain access to a home or condo that might be of interest to them. If a property is being rented out to a vacationer, the rental management company handling the property will not allow access to anyone else as doing so would certainly generate complaints from the guests. Prospective buyers know this and therefore schedule their property viewing appointments during those times of year that they are most likely to gain access.

Finally, in addition to the simple matter of availability mentioned above, driving around looking at property in winter conditions is not always a particularly pleasant experience. Many people would much rather spend their vacation time on the ski slopes than in the car during this time of year. And in the case of vacant land, snowshoes are often required to walk a property in the wintertime and engineering reports like wetland surveys and septic system studies need to be preformed in the spring and summer anyway.