input: 
  def load_fixtures_and_save_properties(fixture_file: str, fixture_folder: str) -> int:
      """ Load a JSON fixture file, extract properties from it, create Property objects,
      and save them to the database. The number of saved objects will be returned.
      >>> load_fixtures_and_save_properties('properties.json', 'models/fixtures')
      5
      """
  
output:     
      import json
      import os
      from models.property import Property
  
      # Load the JSON fixture file
      fixture_path = os.path.join(fixture_folder, fixture_file)
      with open(fixture_path, 'r') as file:
          data = json.load(file)
  
      # Extract properties and create Property objects
      properties = []
      for item in data:
          prop = Property(**item)
          properties.append(prop)
  
      # Save properties to the database
      for prop in properties:
          prop.save()
  
      # Return the number of saved objects
      return len(properties)
  