Any profession that puts you in front of or close to the re market will help you as an investor. 

Obviously Lacy Lakeview isn't exactly booming but there is industry in the area (not counting L3 and I'm not really wanting to lease to TSTC students unless they have a family) but I have the opportunity to invest in some homes there.

Student Rental (4BR/1Ba) - $90,000 List PriceOffer: $80,000 purchase price, 3% seller paid closing costs, 20% conventional financingCash Outlay: $20,000 ($16,000 down payment, $4,000 rehab)Rent: $1,240/mth Mortgage Payment (P&I): $344/mth ($64,000 @ 5% interest, 30 year am)Taxes: $133/mthInsurance: $150/mth Vacancy: $112/mth (9% - playing this conservatively)Maintenance: $75/mthCapEx: $125/mthManagement: $149/mth (~12% rents collected, conservatively assuming full occupancy)Utilities: N/A (covered by tenants)I like this deal for a couple of reasons.

My name is Jordan Duvall, and I'm currently based in Gilbert, AZ (just outside of Phoenix) and I'm just a new student looking to learn.

Hello I am looking into student rentals around Providence College.

I think it's important that you spoke about the numbers and calculations because most of this profession/career/hobby is a numbers game.

Hello,I am a college student hoping to do my first deal here soon. 

You tenant base will be students.

With my work ethic and personal wit, after all said and done, without to much explanation here, I think I could do amazing in this field and I love the grand picture of the profession.

Most importantly, baseball gave a kid who was raised by a working class single-mother the opportunity to graduate from a private university (Loyola Marymount) without a dime of student debt!