Also I do plan to live in Las Cruces after college.

Lessons learned?

Research ways to use your education to help you qualify for a loan (did you know that some lenders allow college credits that translate directly to the line of work the graduate pursues to count towards work experience, accelerating the borrower's opportunity to get approved for a mortgage?). 

Learned that lesson the hard way.

However college kids or young professionals will most likely not care.In Danbury you have to look out for hidden gems.

But boy, what a lesson learned on our first flip working with a company like this.

There are a lot of websites that offer the course online, or if you have a college near you, they also typically offer a class that satisfies the pre-licensing requirement.

Areas near downtown Ventura or the college (Ventura College) are worth exploring for strong tenant demand.

@Nathan Gesner you just have a high value lesson to everyone.

.) • Give/donate each away-----I expect many here have already been through similar dilemmas and interested in experiences, lessons learned.