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We Build Official College Off-Campus Housing Communities

We connect students with landlords and property management groups in a closed software ecosystem in partnership with colleges, creating a transparent process for landlords and students.

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Calvin Wertman
Webster University

"Finding off campus housing can be very difficult for students, especially for students from out of state or from other countries. I am excited to have resources to direct students to in their apartment search."

- Rachael Amick, Director of Housing and Residence Life at Webster University

The Story

Meet the team behind
EDUrain

Leadership Team

Bryon Pierson

Bryon Pierson

Co-Founder & CEO

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Bryon Pierson was emancipated at age fifteen, proceeded to self-fund his college career, and accumulated over $60,000 in student debt. As a continuation of his senior college research project Bryon and team have spent years studying inefficiencies within higher ed. Working with politicians, colleges, and numerous other DEI organizations, Bryon has built EDUrain to address many of the most pressing concerns for minority students in higher-ed.

Our Advisors

Head of Rentals, Realtor.com

Ryan Coon

Head of Rentals, Realtor.com

Former VP of Marketing, Spectrum

Susan McLaughlin

Former VP of Marketing, Spectrum

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College Partnered Marketplace Features

Student Renter's Guide

Students should know what to do before they rent, while they rent, and after they rent. This is an interactive learning tool with videos, articles, and affiliate links.

Security Deposit Alternative Program

Our security deposit alternative program, gives students the option to waive the upfront cash security deposit.

Credit Building Program

Free automatic redit building through on-rent payment reporting in partnership with TransUnion and Experian.

Landlord / Student Demo Videos

Demo videos for landlords and students to help them understand the process of renting and how to use the platform.

Vetted Landlords

EDUrain partners with landlords that we manually verify to ensure they are legitimate and meet our standards.

Paid Internships

We offer paid internships to students at colleges we're partnered with.

Classroom Projects

We engage with business schools to verify the accuracy of our content and regularly improve our platform.

Scholarship Search Tool

We offer a scholarship search that has over a database of over 20,000 scholarships.

Roommate Matching

Our roommate matching service helps students connect with their peers to find compatible roomamtes and reduce the cost of housing.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is EDUrain?

EDUrain is a platform dedicated to helping every student attend college. We help students file for scholarships for free, and offer a free housing search through our housing engine. Additionally, we’ve built into our platform other services to make the student’s life easier, including renter’s insurance, credit building, and roommate matching! We’re constantly improving our website as we build our startup, so look out for new features that are on the way!

Why Should I Choose EDUrain?

There are countless apartment search websites out there, and we know that. That's why we try to curate our services specifically to our users as much as possible. We work with student-friendly landlords, listing agents, and brokerages to ensure our platform is free to use. We also offer financial literacy building and lease-affiliated services to help navigate our first-time-lessers through the daunting process of finding an apartment. At our core, EDUrain is a company driven by its social impact; the more students that use our platform, the more students we can help pay for their college.

Everything is… Free?

Yep! All of our services are free to use, including listing properties. We keep our services free by charging landlords a small fee once a student signs a lease with them. The only exceptions are our partnered services, which you can attain at a competitive price through our referrals.

What are Lease-Affiliated-Services?

Nine times out of ten, landlords will have a set of standard procedures in place before you sign a lease with them. Lease-Affiliated-Services help fulfill that checklist, which usually includes a credit report, renter’s insurance, and a tenant background check. Once you have all the documents you need, you can submit your application for a property to the landlord. To learn more about the lease-signing process, check out our financial literacy blogs!