For university faculty · Utah & beyond
Your Next Rental Property, Without the Guesswork.
We help university professors find, analyze, and acquire rental investment properties—with expert guidance, creative financing strategies, and hands-off options for getting your property ready to rent.
Free · One email a week · 3–5 analyzed rental opportunities
Sample analysis · illustrative
Built for professors
You Focus on Your Career. We'll Help You Build Your Portfolio.
Professors often have exactly what successful real estate investors need: analytical ability, patience, and a long-term financial perspective. What's usually missing is time—to research properties, analyze deals, negotiate creative financing, and manage an acquisition from offer to keys.
Professor Properties bridges that gap. Our founder earned his PhD at the University of Utah and understands the demands of academic life—grant cycles, teaching loads, and tenure clocks included.
Meet the founderHow it works
Four steps, at your pace.
- 01
Discover Opportunities
Subscribe to our free weekly investor brief and explore interesting investment properties.
- 02
Build Your Investment Strategy
Schedule a complimentary strategy call to discuss your goals, available capital, and preferred approach.
- 03
Find and Acquire Your Property
Join Professor Investor Access or engage our premium advisory services to identify and evaluate opportunities.
- 04
Grow Your Portfolio
Purchase through Professor Properties and optionally get help with renovations, rental setup, and future acquisitions.
Services
Choose Your Level of Support
Start with a free strategy call. We'll recommend the level of help that fits—there's no need to pay anything up front.
Investor Access
$1,000 / 90 days
For self-directed investors who want access to curated opportunities and professional analysis.
- Curated opportunities from our DealLens system
- Cash-flow projections and return estimates
- Personalized criteria set during onboarding
- Fee may be credited toward a qualifying purchase*
Investment Advisory
$10,000
For investors who want personalized investment strategy and advanced analytical support.
- Personalized strategy and acquisition roadmap
- Advanced underwriting and sensitivity analysis
- Creative and seller-financing modeling
- Written investment decision reports
Turnkey Investor
Starting at $30,000
For investors who want comprehensive support through acquisition, renovation, and rental setup.
- Advisory services plus execution support
- Renovation planning and contractor coordination
- Property management and leasing setup
- Final investment performance review
*Credit toward a qualifying purchase through Professor Properties is subject to written program terms, which are being finalized. It is an incentive, not a guarantee that a suitable property will be found or purchased. Consulting fees are separate from real estate brokerage representation and compensation, which are established through a buyer-broker agreement. You can work with us as your Realtor without purchasing premium advisory services.
Why Professor Properties
What Makes Professor Properties Different?
Founded by a PhD investor
A University of Utah PhD with 11 years of hands-on real estate investing.
Exclusively for professors
Built around academic schedules, careers, and long-term financial horizons.
Real underwriting
Professional financial analysis on every opportunity — not just listings.
Creative financing
Seller financing and other creative structures when they fit the deal.
Cash-flow focused
Decisions grounded in cash flow, returns, and long-term ownership.
Support beyond closing
Help with renovation, property management, and rental setup when you want it.
DealLens technology
Our analysis system surfaces opportunities worth a closer look.
Example investment opportunity
What our analysis looks like.
Every opportunity we share is underwritten the same way: realistic rents, full expense reserves, and side-by-side financing options.
Purchase price
$389,000
- Estimated rent (2 units)
- $3,320/mo
- Vacancy allowance (5%)
- −$166
- Property taxes
- −$201
- Insurance
- −$120
- Property management (8%)
- −$252
- Maintenance reserve (6%)
- −$189
- Capital expenditure reserve (5%)
- −$158
- Water / sewer / trash
- −$85
- Net operating income
- $2,149/mo
Financing scenarios
Conventional loan
25% down · 6.75% · 30-yr amortization
- Cash to close
- $108,920
- Debt service
- $1,892/mo
- Est. cash flow
- $256/mo
- Est. cash-on-cash
- 2.8%
Seller financing
15% down · 5.00% · interest-only
- Cash to close
- $66,130
- Debt service
- $1,378/mo
- Est. cash flow
- $771/mo
- Est. cash-on-cash
- 14.0%
Hypothetical terms with a 7-year balloon. Seller terms vary and are negotiated deal by deal.
Potential value-add
- Finish basement as a legal accessory unit, if zoning and permits allow
- Bill back utilities to tenants
- Light cosmetic updates to support market rent at turnover
Key risks
- Seller-financing balloon requires refinancing or sale by year 7
- Older building systems may need replacement sooner than reserved
- Thin margin if rents soften or vacancy runs above 5%
Hypothetical property and assumptions for illustration only — not an actual listing, offer, or projection of results. Actual rents, expenses, taxes, financing terms and returns will differ.
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About the founder
Andrew Sweeney, PhD
Andrew earned his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Utah and has spent 11 years acquiring, improving, and operating rental properties. As a licensed Utah Realtor, he brings deep experience in seller financing and creative acquisitions to professors who want to invest with the same rigor they bring to their research.
Read Andrew's storyYour Next Investment Starts with a Better Opportunity.
Start with the free weekly brief, or talk with us directly about your goals.