I currently attend a university and made the mistake of signing a year lease (because its far from home, I didn’t know any better and just wanted to party).

@Kyle@Kyle Grimm I have a park in Indiana and I use Universal Utilities.  

So I went on to get my accounting degree from Kean University and then on to get my CPA.  

@Travis BuckEnrolled Agent is a solid accreditation from the IRS that indicates that the person is well versed in doing taxes.

My wife will be attending Northern Michigan University this August.

Being in the Champaign-Urbana area though, I have to ask if you've thought of areas surrounding the university campus here at all?

Norman around the university and midtown/inner city northside with the hipsters, OCU, and the med school has to be an easy buck or two.

Anecdotal evidence is welcome, but if you could point me to any relevant sources it would be much appreciated as well.Low-value SFR properties ("ghettos") tend to surround major universities.

I have a doubt and I do not know who to turn to, I am 18 years old and I am going to start working, and I want to save approximately 2 to 3 years to build in the back of my parents' house rooms for students as we live near of a national university. the issue is that I am also interested in buying for my `first car haha. and I need your opinions.

Does anyone out there in the BP universe have experience with this dilemma and perhaps have advice and/or a work around?