input: from typing import List
  
  def load_properties_from_fixture(fixture_path: str, fixture_folder: str) -> int:
      """ Load a JSON fixture file, extract properties from it, create Property objects
      from the properties, and save them to the database. The function returns the number
      of Property objects saved. 
      >>> load_properties_from_fixture('properties.json', 'models/fixtures')
      3
      >>> load_properties_from_fixture('dummy.json', 'test/fixtures')
      0
      """
output:     import json
      from pathlib import Path
      from models.property import Property
  
      fixture_file_path = Path(fixture_folder) / fixture_path
  
      if not fixture_file_path.exists():
          return 0
  
      with open(fixture_file_path, 'r') as file:
          data = json.load(file)
  
      properties = data.get('properties', [])
      count = 0
  
      for prop in properties:
          property_obj = Property(**prop)
          property_obj.save()
          count += 1
  
      return count