-In another 6 months or so, buy a nearby multi-family home with an FHA mortgage.

At this time, I am working full-time as a third-shift (10:30pm-7:00am) janitor at a nearby university. 

So far I've been choosing small counties with low population density but are nearby to counties with high population density.

Having roommates or tenants nearby would cause me anxiety.

Doing this with an engineer's salary right out of college will catapult you ahead with stockpiles of money to invest by your mid-late 20's.

query=de...Good jobs, growing jobs (near by) with good schools >= 6, cute, will make for best rentals, great schools 5 is still OK.  

Further more, you can check out the nearby members and network https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet, it will help you a lot to find partners that can help you out in investing.

I am looking at Westend, Pittsburgh and nearby neighborhoods, but repeatedly saw comments about avoiding these areas.

Within two weeks we were rat free, never to return mostly due to closing the trash can and not placing trash bags on the ground next to the can.Rats don’t just hang out for fun without a food source nearby, they are smart and actually spend most of their day grooming themselves – go figure. 

Check out the nearby members and network https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet, it will help you a lot to find partners that can help you out in investing.