If you are interested in getting in the USC student market though I would recommend looking right across the bridge in Cayce or West Columbia.

Sherman Bridge Lending-User BewareFalse promises, bait and switch hidden fees and spiked interest rates.Name of their game-- keep you locked in the hard money as long as possible.I've been using Sherman Bridge for the last 3 years to acquire property.

Just haven't had to cross this bridge before.  

@Bradley Gibson  yup your right.. has no clue how lucky he is  LOL>in our market if you put that up for sherrifs sale there would have been 20 to 30 bidders easy... if you auctions that only required 10% deposits I shudder to think how competitive it would get... you would have many home owners paying full retail as they would have the time to put bridge financing together.

Obviously this would allow for a lower offer, but at the same time I'm not looking to burn bridges or ruin my reputation in my strongest farm area...

Get all insured, perform good management and let it ride.Now, your future investments you may want an LLC, cross that bridge when you get there.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments" - Jim Rohn

I'm Dominic and I'm a fairly inexperienced investor from the city of bridges and rivers.  

So for whatever it's worth that's my opinion and I always run a deal as an investment and should I choose to live in one at some point in my life I guess that is a bridge I would have to cross later but at least I know the deal will cash flow and make money regardless of where I personally choose to sleep at night.Running a rental is also different than personal ownership.

Vallejo will get at least 3 new ferry boats as part of the Regional Measure 3 bridge toll increase.