If you love it and are looking at it as a way to give back, keep your fees low and select students that you really want to work with over the long term.

This matters for investors purchasing off the MLS who want to keep their costs as low as possible.What strategies investors are using here right now.This is based on what I'm seeing here in Raleigh. 

The costs ROUGHLY range from $105-$120/ft for new construction single family on the low end (if you're careful on costs/finishes, otherwise you can easily run way over that with more expensive flooring, appliances, etc.) and multis can run $120/ft and go way, way up from there. 

Most people in New England don’t bother with hurricane insurance, and even more people laugh when we say we have earthquake coverage (low likelihood?).

HI Steven,You can start househacking by living in one UNIT or ROOM and renting out the other vacant units/rooms to offset your monthly mortgage payment.There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.

If there are other clubs in EP, they keep it on the down low because I've looked a lot.Homevestors is a franchise, and one franchisee may operate very differently than another.

The potential downside is that if say, you have a credit card that you’ve had a long time with a high credit limit and low to no balance, it may be having a significant effect on your credit report, boosting your score.

Also, check out Home Depot, Lowes, etc. for scratch n dent deals. 

Going to go for 2 years and my starting salary will be around low 200s should I go all in with a 4 plex or just start with a duplex like you said to?

When all these are factored in, the average cap rate on a single family home is in the low 3% range.