My wife is a full-time graduate student but she also receives a 1099-NEC for a company that is located in Virginia. 

I urge you not to rely on the 1% rule.

I am a current student pursuing an M.S. in Real Estate Development at the University at Buffalo.

Hello all, I have an international student as a tenant and I haven't been able to get ahold of him in the past week.

Some other demo's that may work are out of state/country students.

I am a 22-year-old college student and I would love to start my real estate investing journey now.

We also have a local ministry school that draws a few thousand students of various ages, from around the world; and no dorms, so investors have bought up much of the housing for renting room space, in addition to the airbnb properties!

Investing in NYC where I'm located isn't feasible, but I am currently splitting my focus between the Jersey Shore summer rentals and Upstate NY student rentals.

I am currently a student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and interested in the buy and hold model to create passive income.

Like Emily said, a number of shocking facts (or not so shocking to many landlords) have come out in the press recently on how few Americans can come up with a thousand or even four hundred dollar in an emergency....A FINRA study on The Financial Fragility of Renters was just one (with lots of stats).So no downpayment is a big one, as is credit score, and even with those who have resources, they  may want the flexibility to move or freedom from extra work or costs of maintaining and repairing the home.Even items like student loan debt or fear about the economy hold others back (still some out there who feel the sting of the housing bust).