https://collegetowns.substack.com/p/no-you-and-a-couple-of-friends-shouldnt
No, You and a Couple of Friends Shouldn't°hard word Buy a Dead College°hard word
Of course a "couple of friends" shouldn't°hard word. You would need at least ... 40 people. A hundred°hard word would be better. 🔥 or, one billionaire°hard word who can hire 40 people.
In fact, one issue°hard word that caused°hard word colleges°hard word to end up closing°hard word in the first place is related°hard word to the maintenance°hard word of campus°hard word buildings and infrastructure°hard word. Administrations°hard word may put off deferred°hard word maintenance°hard word due to budget°hard word constraints°hard word, leaving°hard word repairs festering°hard word. The problems then°hard word exacerbate°hard word, with repairs becoming°hard word more expensive°hard word.
Old pipes can easily freeze°hard word or leak°hard word, causing°hard word flooding°hard word that ruins both the floor and ceiling. Roofs certainly will leak°hard word. Foundations°hard word of buildings can start to crack or crumble°hard word. Old wiring°hard word may corrode°hard word and become a fire hazard°hard word.
💡 if you allow your°hard word buildings to not°hard word have water and electricity°hard word, it becomes slightly easier°hard word.
🔥 it's°hard word also easier°hard word if you don't°hard word mind a bit of asbestos°hard word.
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As°hard word always, it's°hard word also a "zoning°hard word" issue°hard word: 💡 I would recommend°hard word you negotiate with the local°hard word city council before you buy.
Let’s just say that you and your°hard word friends do not°hard word care about the maintenance°hard word or the upkeep°hard word; there is another blockage°hard word for your°hard word dreams of reliving°hard word Old School, Animal House, or Accepted: it’s called zoning°hard word.
The US is famous for its strict°hard word Euclidean°hard word zoning°hard word, which means that land is separated°hard word out by specific°hard word usages°hard word. Some low-density°hard word neighborhoods°hard word may be zoned°hard word for R1 residential°hard word, meaning only one- or two-story°hard word single-family°hard word homes, while others may be C4 for big box stores, with a range of other categories°hard word and codes°hard word.
Universities°hard word are typically°hard word coded°hard word in a special “institution°hard word” type of zoning°hard word category°hard word. This means that the university°hard word can operate°hard word some businesses on campuses°hard word like coffee shops, along with students°hard word in dorms°hard word, and other standard°hard word administration°hard word functions°hard word. It does not°hard word allow universities°hard word to do anything°hard word they want.