A real home near campus. Not a dorm. Not a slumlord.
Private Augusta homes leased year-round to Augusta University's medical, dental, and nursing students — plus traveling nurses and hospital staff — who want to live like adults instead of stacking roommates into a 200 sq ft cinderblock. There's one catch — one week a year — and in exchange, you get an entire month rent-free.
Live here all year. Leave for one week. Get a month free.
Most of Augusta's nicest homes sit empty 51 weeks a year so they can rent for $35,000–$40,000 during the Masters. We're flipping that. Our homes are yours all year — at a price built around stable student living — with one trade-off that lets us keep doing it.
Year-round lease
Sign a 12-month or multi-year lease at a real student-friendly rate. The home is yours — your furniture, your roommates, your routines, your address. Year after year if you want.
Vacate for Masters week
For 9 days in early April (the Monday before through the Sunday after the Masters), the home goes back to our event-hosting operation. You pack a duffel and crash somewhere else for those 9 days.
One month rent-free
In exchange for those 9 days, you don't pay rent for the entire month of April. The Masters-week revenue funds the discount — so we keep the house at student pricing the other 11 months.
Nine days out. One month free. Eleven months at student rent.A fair trade — student pricing in a real home, funded by one 9-day rental window
Augusta's medical, dental, and nursing community.
Built first for the people who keep Augusta's hospitals and clinics running: medical, dental, and nursing students at Augusta University and the Medical College of Georgia, traveling nurses on assignment, and hospital staff who want a real home instead of a short-term rental scramble.
Medical & dental students
MCG and AU dental students who'll be in Augusta 3–6 years. Multi-year leases mean you don't move every August — and you get a real home to come back to after a 14-hour clinical day.
Nursing students & traveling nurses
AU nursing students and traveling nurses on 13-week assignments. Predictable housing near campus and the medical district, without the furnished-rental markup.
Residents & hospital staff
Residents, fellows, and hospital professionals who want a quiet, real home near work — not a complex full of undergrads or a month-to-month gamble.
Out-of-town families
For families supporting a med, dental, or nursing student from out of state. A real home at predictable pricing is easier to budget than the going market.
What living here looks like.
Imagery: Unsplash, used under free commercial license. Photos of the actual student-living homes will replace these once Chris confirms the inventory.
The obvious questions.
Where do I go for the 9 days during Masters?
That's on you — but most students go home, travel for spring break, or split a cheap stay with friends. We give 90+ days of notice so you can plan. Some past students have subletted to a Masters guest themselves and made money on the trade.
What does the rent actually cost?
Pricing varies by home and number of roommates. We're finalizing the 2026/2027 rent sheet now — fill out the form below and we'll send numbers directly. As a frame: target rent is materially below comparable nearby off-campus market rates.
Can I leave my stuff during Masters week?
Yes — we provide a locked storage room or closet in each home that stays untouched during the rental week. Take what you need for 9 days, leave the rest.
What if I want to stay longer than 12 months?
Multi-year leases are the goal — Chris would rather lock you in for 2–4 years than re-let every August. Pricing is better the longer you commit.
Are pets okay?
Case by case, per home. Most likely yes for cats and small/medium dogs with a deposit. We're working through which homes are pet-friendly.
Is this only for AU undergrads?
No. AU undergrads, grad students, Medical College of Georgia students, and Augusta-area professionals who can commit to the Masters-week vacate are all in the target. Reach out and we'll talk.
The same operator you'd want if you were renting his Masters-week homes.
8888 Masters is built on Chris's portfolio of Augusta homes and a decade of hosting Masters-week guests. The student-living program is the year-round side of the same operation — same homes, same operator, same standard of upkeep. When something breaks at 11pm, you call one person, and that person is real.
Photos shown are illustrative — the actual student-living homes are part of Chris's broader Augusta portfolio. 8888 Masters is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Augusta University, the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta National Golf Club, or the Masters Tournament.
Request a viewing or the rent sheet.
The student-living program is in early enrollment for the 2026/2027 academic year. Tell us your situation — class year, group size, ideal move-in — and we'll send the available homes, rent numbers, and a walkthrough offer.