re: University edge apartments?

The Cottages are nice. My daughter and I saw the housing section. It had great extras. But, you pay for them. $850 per person per room. If you want the utilities package, $900. My daughter didn't want that, so we bought a new mobile home, found a great place for it. She's only 25 min. from campus and she has a house instead of an apartment. In 4 years, it can be rented, moved and rented, sold or she has a home after graduation. If you can, I would buy something. It gives you options down the road. Renting doesn't. But if you're from out of state, renting makes sense. A 1 bdr/1 bath apartment is going for $700 per month. That's over $33,000 for 4 years. Something to think about.