- Most real estate investing projects have negative cashflow for the first few months - if not the first few years.Keep listening to the podcasts, but pay attention to WHEN THEY WERE RECORDED!

Now he has an eviction on his record and large debt.I know that's long, but I thought some of you might appreciate the absurdity of it all.Anyone ever collect these settlements? 

In my market there are 2 reasons that keeping is smart.  1) the historical long term appreciation is on going, going back to when records started tracking the appreciation 2) the property tax is near fixed cost.  

The rental had ratty furniture, a record player prominently featured in the marketing but it had no speakers, missing basics items in the kitchen, lots of drunks in the concrete hallways that reverberated right into the bedroom at 2am, a strong odor of urine outside, and more.We have super hosts in this forum that have hundreds of 5-star reviews and are masters of the craft, but I look at their rentals and see they don't have any artwork on the walls, decor is basic, they do nothing to make the guest feel welcome, etc. 

Account Closed You can do automated lead generation in several ways, depending on whether you're looking for seller leads, buyer leads or private lender leads.Seller Leads: (1) Lead Swiper (online lead search with dozens of targeted searches), (2) Instant Leads -- direct access to listed properties nationwide with a click (3) OfferBot, automated offer making software (I use this every day) (4) Direct Mail Connect (upload your own list or use lists out of Freedomsoft) -- my team manages a ton of direct mail in my real estate business using this, (5) SMS lead generation (I use this every day)...and that's just scratching the surface.Buyer Leads: (1) Nationwide Cash Buyer database (millions of buyer records at the click of a mouse) -- including buyer name, address and all property addresses they've bought including closing dates and prices paid

And historically, real estate has a proven track record of appreciating over time.

Bought on Contract For Deed and only recorded the notice.2.

There are plenty, especially now, that are providing 10%+ yields, and have a long historical record of performing.  

As far as waiting until you graduate: either option would work but I would imagine your biggest obstacle at the moment would be that you do not have a set record of wages from an employer.

They know my track record, etc.