Man, taking OPM to the next level, I see.The capitalist in me says, go ahead, save every dollar you can, however you can.The taxpayer in me thinks you're a jerk if you can afford your lifestyle and invest in properties.

Definitely hook up with @Shaun Hunt and see if you can share resources.Your experiences are both educational and a bit of self-discovery about where your risk level is. 

Can get 2% every now & again here as well but remember, the higher the % you go up the higher the risk level is.

Fayetteville from surface level is an excellent rental market. 

Other than a response of knowing what your comfortable debt level is, how do you decide how much debt to put on a rental property, if any at all?

Frugality, on some level, is important.  

But there is still the cost involved in material and timeIf you do your own maintenance,  then the labor cost is on you.Wood gets scratched up no matter how well you try to refinish it more so that a flooring product that has an AO or double layer of ceramic bead that is factory applied, such as LVT's.

On a personal level, i love to travel, mostly cruising!!  

Here are my thoughts:-can't be too close to the ocean, sea level is rising rapidly-Ideally it'd be nearby (I live in Virginia) so somewhere on the east coast that I could drive back and forth to-Once I graduate, I was going to move to TX or NV and get involved in real estate there.

@Jake Islas  pretty basic when it comes to investing the 4 door rule and the 5 door rule don't say that to any agent you run across they will know your a little green.1 to 4 banks look at as resi type loans... 5 doors or more are commercial.. generally speaking unless your a very high w 2 wage earner or very cashed up 1099 earner more than 4 resi loans is tough.once you pop into 5 doors or more and commercial the financing becomes completely different.All agents that do commercial real estate are investor friendly that's all they do.. so you don't need to specify that again showing your experience level is important if you want the best agents working with you.. if the commercial agents even get a wiff of a newbie your not going to be dealing with the best ones.