Get those big fat BAH checks associated with the zip code your school is in, pay your rent, pocket the difference. [[ Possible bonus points: On top of that, many universities (the entire UC system, for example) force you to apply for FASFA even if you do not want to or need it.

It somehow tastes better when you know how much "fat" you are cutting out of your life.Regarding the house I proposed moving to my wife and renting a smaller place but that was a non-starter. 

What happens if the deal goes upside down, what if he stops showing up, what if you stop paying, what if he has other work and puts yours on the back burner because he can't get fired?

May need to put this on the back burner for a few years and see how this tiny home market shapes out...

I will correct a "fat thumb" typo...

If you put a tenant in there and they are rough on the place then you just have to deal with that extra hassle next year before selling again.Yes you may not be walking away with a fat check like all of the success story flippers will, but you will likely at least be at a break even, PLUS all of the experience you got.

At the very least I'd make sure I had a big, fat, enormous reserve fund as it could take a little while for the property to stabilize.

The 4th burner on the stove broke.

My first local flip was very successful but that was in the good old days when finding fat deals and then selling them was easy.

The range in question would be a Comstock Castle with a flat-top/burner combination.