You should also ask about warranty coverage, lease-up periods, and what kind of rental demand exists in the area.

I am also building a list of contractors to have ready to confirm our rehab cost during our inspection period. 

You are saying I should ask for the seller to carry 80% seller finance and then I make payments to him with 5% interest for a period of time until I pay it off correct?

You expect a long home search where the agent will have to schedule lots of showings for you, over a long period of time?

If it is too low to be true, it is most likely not true.Since my leases are fixed short term leases with no option to extend with visiting scholars, I'm able to start advertising as much as 9 months before there is a vacancy and get a signed lease with last month's rent paid in advance. 

Also, again making your property stand out to be more appealing to those who have to stay for an extended period, how will you make them most comfortable with the possibilities of a fixer-upper?

How are you navigating this slower period with your current investments?

I received all the information on what was going on with the tenants constantly, someone died, someone else now died, now you increased the rent and their extended family has to move in to help pay it.

On my end, I’ve managed to save about $80K and still owe $17K in student loans, but since I’m in the grace period after graduating in May, I’ve held off on paying them to keep my savings in a high-yield account for now.I’ve been exploring Midwest markets where property prices are more affordable, and I feel like this might be the right place for me to start my real estate investing journey.In the meantime, I’m also working with my parents to convert their single-family home into a three-family unit.

If you keep the house over the same period, its value will hopefully track or outpace inflation and your heirs can inherit it.