When investing in college area how far is far ?

[Eric Menjivar]

So this is my 1st post in the forums, I’m more like a reader than a poster if I have a question I like to use the search bar first. I have been browsing the forums for over a year now and collecting as much information as I can. New York is a brutal market specially for a newbie like me. I have been looking at deals and I want to ask the pro’s a question (or a couple of questions rather) I figure if I can get a house close to Hofstra university and Nassau community college which are in between a 5 miles radius this is in Hempstead NY, I can be have more chance to flip them to investor whiling to hold for college students. Now in your opinion how far/close should an investment property should be from college campuses to maximize chances of a good deal?