It’s got a steady job market, especially with major companies like FedEx, Amazon, and international logistics hubs around here.

I haven’t used them yet but Universal Settlement Services is an investor friendly title company in the state college/altoona area.

The closest comparison would be bourbon street for college age kids, but bourbon street may need to up its game.  

Quote from @Fakaradin Floyd: Hey everyone, I'm a 24 year old Software engineer that's always wanted to get into real estate, I graduated college about a year and a half ago and wanted to hit the ground running when graduated.

I hired a contractor with a solid reputation for working with international investors, and we agreed on a total cost of $495K, to be paid in stages.

I dove into real estate as a college student, working in New York City as a real estate agent during the summers.

College used to be a lot more affordable, I studied in Europe (where college is free) and it blows my mind to see kids with 200k student loan debt trying to get ahead on a 50k job.The housing market has started to drift apart geographically.

I was hoping to get some feed back from my experienced colleges.

That I can make something of myself in this world, and give a better life to my children and If I am lucky to find great fortune, invest for the betterment of my local home town.What I can say to new investors who are looking to get started, be carful who you trust, and if you come from nothing like me understand nobody cares - and this lofty idea of chasing the American dream is an internalized emotion not many can relate to, especially in this field where some people some from old money, and have multi million dollars... they simply cannot relate to you.

Depending on your employer's plans, you may have to use some of your "use it or lose it" benefits urgently.Save for college.