Cedar Rapids has the advantage of being a short commute away from Iowa City, which is where the University of Iowa is located.

Monthly payment comes to $917,  plus another $350 for taxes and insurance so ~$1280/month due to the seller.Using a private money lender to fund the deal, borrowing ~$130,000 @ 10% interest rate, interest only, principal + interest paid as a balloon after completion  or 12 months.House is a 3br/1ba 950sqft. near a university.

In my small city (70,000 or so) we have a university with about 20,000 students with a nursing school, hospital, and obviously several mid size employers that I’m sure have people travel into this area for business purposes.  

If you are near a university, check out SabbaticalHomes or see if the universities have listings targeted toward their visiting scholars.

I am a senior baseball player at the University of Memphis.

I'm considering investing in a rental property near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign. 

I was a former kicker for the University of Arkansas and now a wholesaler at Diamond Acquisitions.

Properties do not need to be in walking distance of the university to still be in high demand for college students. 

I currently have some searches in Highland, College terrace, University south, Palo alto, Santa Monica, Ocean park, Downtown north & Barron Park.

.- Low crime, low foot traffic- Access to restaurants, grocery and job (hospital, university, denver tech center, denver downtown)- COC ~5-6%My preferred method to buy is Sub-To, so I would like sellers (and agents) who are ready and willing to consider this.