Also, as far as good signs for a market: look for job growth, population growth in the area in the last several years, see how many major employers are there, whether these major employers can sustain the population growth, whether these are the types of employers that will remain for a long time (in demand, like a Hospital or  College), also how close is a town to the large metro, can people get to work under one hour.

@Kevin MarinoAs someone who just graduated college and closed on their first deal I can tell you the best thing I did was not to follow the crowd throughout school.

Looking at a two building deal in a rural college town in Tennessee.

Graduated from college and am currently working a sales position in Weston - which is a bit of a drive.

I read Rich Dad Poor Dad after I graduated college... three years ago.

I am dealing with college students.

As we celebrated the birth of our first born, and I worked from home, the walls closed in – so we went in search of a larger home and decided to rent it (we got just enough to cover the mortgage, but the taxes went up and before long, the difference was $100+/-month) …..and we took the first tenants who showed interest with $ in hand….which, unfortunately, were college students (The largest school in the nation , UCF, is 10 min away).

I found someone who just graduated from college and said that she doesn't have the best credit because of some credit card mistakes she made in college.

For instance, my renter was annoyed by the renters of the condo next store, college students, who partied to the early hours nearly daily.

I'm currently working a full-time job, and attending college part-time.