Then with just a couple of k, I might not even buy a book..I have blog on the classics of landlord lit, and they are old and in the library (free) and a bigger pockets blog (by Carson) is up now and has a nice list for beginner investors and those may all be in the library, too, or at least the older editions...that should keep your mind active a few months....then for the future months, just keep learning and saving up for the first property to buy and hold or flip, etc, whatever your chosen strategy...Best of luck 

In each case, the financing fell through for the initial buyer and we were chosen to pick up the deal.

@Chad Pore if market is going up fast try to hold it as much as you can and rent it in the meantime until it will reach its pick.

No, you aren’t going to get rich off your part time job, but at least make more than minimum wage.When you graduate you will make a good salary in your chosen field and then you will have more access to borrowed funds (i.e. mortgages).

Why have the builder chosen, instead, to raise finance by getting the individual investors to own the units?

In the words of Hyman Roth to Michael Corleone in Godfather II "This is the business we have chosen".

If they don't respond adequately prior to hiring them as a property manager or RE agent then they won't work once you have chosen them to represent you and protect your investment.  

Multiple people with direct knowledge of the discussions confirmed that the Superman building is in the mix for PayPal, but they also emphasized that the company has not chosen Rhode Island yet and cautioned that its executives have scouted a number of potential locations around the state."

Hi @Ayo O.Disclosure: I'm the founder of REIkit.comThe numbers in the tool are as reliable as the data chosen to perform the analysis, and that is up to you, not the software.The tool currently uses Zillow data to suggest a number of comps for you, however you still have do the work of verifying their suitability for your analysis.

As far as consolidating your debt, if you are able to save $400 a month once you purchase a home, pay off debts starting from either lowest amount or highest rate and work your way up (or down, depending on the method chosen).