Best College Towns to invest in?

[Laura Tokgozoglu]

Hello,

My husband and I will be moving to Aiken, SC this year and we would like to start our Real Estate investing careers. My husband will keep is W-2 job, I however will be doing REI full time. We are thinking to focus on buying in college towns and renting to students. I am looking for any advice such as how do we figure out the best college in the area to focus on? We are not adverse to having a management company. My daughter is going to College in Virginia and we are thinking of buying there ( although she is finishing up and would not be renting from us as she already signed a lease for next year). She is in Lynchburg VA. But since she is finishing up we are thinking it would make more sense to stay closer to Aiken. Any advice would be appreciated!