While the 2020 pre-leasing window was a little more nerve inducing than other years, I believe with the vaccine on the way and the proven ability to adapt to a socially distant environment, student housing in general will be in a good spot for the 2021 school year and going forward.

@Alexander Parada You don't want to invest where I invest :-)  Not because it's "bad" it's just that I had a distant family connection there, visited 20+ times growing up, etc. 

Hello everyone,This is my first post, and I have a few questions.My names Joe, I am 27 married with a 18mo old son,I am currently taking online classes to become an agent (3rd day) in California, I currently live in Texas. but will soon be moving back to Bakersfield California,With the job market for my current field a job looks distant and at the urging of a personal friend and very succesful Realtor and former "power broker" I am entering the field of Real Estate, and he is attepting to bring me on to his current company.My wife and I are interested in possibly picking up a rough foreclosure and rehabbing it, We will most likely occupy the home while in construction, We are currently looking at homes and duplexes in Bakersfield Ca and surrounding farming towns.Our current financial situation is 25K in savings, and 50k in 6mo CD (out in sept), I am currently unemployed in texas and have been since January after moving here for a job and being laid off and we are looking at older homes in the 35-50k range, that need minor to moderate work.

I would buy to be a landlord and sell in the distant future (or not at all when cashflow is good) 15+ years from now.I have a few houses worth a substantial amount that are completely paid off.Do you think single families are better investments or multi units in this market?

And 2008 is a distant memory.

Once you move away for the property, you get a bit more distant and I have to remember to drive buy the property every once and awhile to make sure everything looks alright from the outside.In my area, tenants breakdown into the following groups;Apartment renters - looking for value or amenities.

The husband of a distant relative of mine died suddenly some months ago and she is now the sole owner of their home located in a very nice area, just north of New York City, and worth around $875k.

Appreciation is distant secondary goalInvesting Style: I am very much a long term, bigger picture, investor.

Well the reason no one has said it is a bad idea is that our "military" key words keep going off, almost everyone posting on this thread is military, and has been forced to do this from a distant.

Ok well here in Navarre(or more people have heard of Destin or Fort Walton Beach) I'm believing you will have some ties here in the not so distant future.