Another thing I do, which might just be a personal habit, is check Redfin or Zillow for property listings.

Good luck, you are a busy man with school, family and baseball.Likely your best bet is house hacking (if your partner and child are willing to share housing). 

Appreciation: Are you primarily looking for immediate cash flow (rental income exceeding expenses) or are you betting on long-term appreciation?

Your best bet since your working on your capital are going to be to use low money down hard-money lender.

Relatively low cost means you aren’t betting the farm—really just your down payment.

The designation means no one can live in them.Those safety issues need to be remedied before the properties’ owners can get the go-ahead from L&I for renovations to make them habitable, Guss said.

Also your plans may change during the next 3-4 years while you’re in school so sitting tight and building your nest egg may be the best bet until you graduate.

That’s the best bet. 

Best Buy also seems like a strong bet, but they only sell single-game machines.

You bet it is lower risk than being on the equity side.