If you are hungry and you have no food, you will do anything for food because you have to.

Scattered across their floors and countertops are the evidence of their hurried departures: half-packed bags and unwashed laundry, children’s toys and textbooks, bills and paperwork, canned food and loaves of bread, pet cages and, in some cases, the pets themselves.

This is why its important to take what you read with a grain of salt and do your own due diligence. 

It's not a one-size-fits-all answer, but hopefully this gives you some food for thought.Whatever path you choose, I'm here rooting for your success.Jasper & PatTurning investment visions into REALITY in Phoenix, AZ - Ranked #1 for residential real estate growth and opportunity by PwC

@Andrew Frishman - here is some food for thought to get you started: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/11782/84402-how-to-evaluate-a-sponsor Feel free to DM me with any specific questions, I have invested in multiple deals as a LP and as a GP.

I'm in Canada where tuition is different (not as expensive as the US), but the biggest expense I see is what students pay for housing and food, not their tuition (US is likely different).Real estate investing is not passive and not something you can live off.

Lowes used to have some nice material, but then they cheapened it and it looks more like plastic again (it used to have a faux wood grain).

I appreciate the food for thought.

Despite current unemployment rates maintaining below 5%, the recent rise from 3.8% to 4.2%(recently revised to 4.1%) is significant, especially when considering wage growth adjusted for inflation.Over the last few years, the median household income has dropped by 7.2% when adjusted for inflation (and this isn't even considering volatile food and energy prices), a troubling trend given that inflation has outstripped income growth.

One of my Bizz partners was the President of STauffer foods ( a Nestle company) He would talk about how important it was to personally hear feed back..