In fact you haven't been squeezed out of anything because those weren't your deals to begin with.... you were just hoping those other students (who went through the same program and have now acquired 100's of doors) would give you a piece of the action.... because you thought you were entitled to it. 

They are two distinctly different things and that's what trips up most lower income housing investors. 

If you get a salaried job after college that would be best possible situation as you wouldn't necessarily need the two years of work history.My last two pieces of advice is of course watch Bigger Pockets Podcast as much as you can to learn!

@Sidra Amir I have a needy tenant that comments on EVERYTHING we do at the property from small maintenance issues to having large pieces of equipment onsite for projects.

A critical piece of info here; what type of property is this? 

Imagine my surprise as I walk up to this structure, thank god I was "awake" enough to be able to notice this beautiful piece of Architecture:The enigma that was Roark hopped out at me in real life in the form of his temple, in reality it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Several of my STR investor clients here in Colorado have used a designer, and they generally pick a few statement pieces that they spend money on and then go with FB marketplace  or even IKEA for smaller items. 

If you've lived in your town or city for 5 or 10 or 20 years, you will know things about it I can never know and thus you have a distinct advantage over me when it comes to investing - you know what a good price is, what a bad neighborhood is, what house looks good on paper but is underneath the airport flight path, and so on. 

If we buy this loan, we need to have a thorough game plan on how we are going to be resolving this and understanding these dynamics is key to managing expectations and protecting investments.Sounds like a deal more for someone that buys partial inheritance estates and spends years piecing it together than a note investor.  

But it is the lowest down payment option, and likely the lowest rate option as well. one tidbit - condos don't usually like the STR piece, so make sure to do your DD in whatever area you're looking to buy in before puling the trigger.