@Scott LorenceThe advantages to renting to college students are that they generally leave after a few years so you can do repairs or updates, you can raise rents on a regular schedule, they will pay a premium to be near campus, and if you get engineering students they tend to fix the small stuff on their own.

It's not a sound way of doing business, especially if you hire some random VA to call for you in an area they know nothing about.Agents should always be building their sphere and creating warm inbound marketing from social media, events, and meetups instead of doing spray and pray.

A very detailed and well thought out description of the landscape.

7% is probably good for projections, but I would ask whatever bank you're planning to go with where they're at and factor in an extra 0.25% to be safe.

You are in Massachusetts and it must be done very specifically.

Any issues it appears will be on the landlord.

I would be planning to do some things before actually making an investment.

I am glad things worked well for you over the years. 

Well said!

We would be incurring the tenants in one half and would live in the other half ourselves.