Got to med school, into option trading, and then quickly realized nothing would make as much guaranteed capital for me as my career would.My two cents of advice is prioritize education, preferably in a useful field that can make you a high W2 earner if all else fails - engineering, medicine, etc.

I do my own rehabs - here is the basic tool bucket5 gal bucket w tool holding insert2 construction screwdrivers - they are flat metal back, you can hammer away on, GREAT for taking out painted screwspry barhammer3 pairs vice grips (small needle nose, med reg, and lrg reg)channel locks3 monkey wrenchs (s,m,l)2 chisels .75 & 1.5 inchnail punch setelectrical pen (beeps when live hot)wire strippers (klien)wire crimpers (klien)side cutters (klien)scissors - titaniumutility knife / box cuttertape measureextra razor bladespipe dope / packingglass cutterstud finderspackel kniferespirator- all the power tools i bring as needed- all supplies brought as needed (mud, paint, etc)

Thank me by staying active here on BP and someday doing a deal with me! :D

But I'm not going to go negative on a property when I know I can make gobs of cash flow in Houston -- in areas that I know have had strong appreciations ("A" locations near downtown, med center, etc).   

(renting by the room to three different parties, probably all med students or equivalent) 2.)

Dora Rhody in garden bed of window with shutters (Dora or similar Rhody - they are sm/med. sized and don't grow too large); b.

If you can buy one big enough to rent additional office space to other med/dentist or some other kind of small office tenants that would be good too.   

What if a pre-med student just took action?

Figured that that area is close to the med center and close to a major freeway interchange allowing for a quick commute in almost any direction.  

There are some outliers (ie law school, vet school, med school, engineering), but for 80% of the degrees, they are useless.How you hold yourself, how you push yourself, and how willing you are to education yourself in your free time is what makes you successful.