I would urge you to not give up on the market entirely due to one bad experience, but that is a decision only you can make.Having said that, please let me know if you'd ever like to chat about getting back in the market here in SD.Always happy to help!

That school is growing and more students are going to need a home to call their for years to come.

And point taken about sacrificing to pursue what you want-- I've done that before ($$$ in student loans and years in grad school) and am willing to do that now.

There are travel nurses and student types that would be looking for a bedroom, and renting those out individually might do well.

My question is there any way that a college student can start investing?

Our server delivers notice to "all other occupants known and unknown in possession of premises" while on site.I find it very unlikely a school is requiring the dependents to be on the lease... but we have had schools contact us to see if students lived at the claimed address.

@Jennifer BrownMy first few properties were buy and hold that I still have, used them for student housing.  

Currently in the process of closing on a 4-unit, and working on coming to an agreement on a fixer-upper, student rental that I plan to BRRRR with a coworker of my wife.I know my "short" story ran a little long; but that's the nuts and bolts of it.

My wife thinks it would be better in July-Aug to possibly sign Washington University students.

I've heard some students are still looking.