I’m going to be straight with you. Eligibility note: UNC Charlotte requires first-year students to live on campus their first year (exemptions: a parent or guardian’s home in a neighboring county, being 21 or older, international F-1/J-1, married, prior military service, or an approved hardship). Our rooms are for returning students, transfers, and exempt first-years — first-year students should confirm their status with UNC Charlotte Housing before signing a lease. When I got into real estate in Charlotte, the dorm shortage at UNC Charlotte wasn’t something parents talked about as a financial strategy. It was just a problem — a