If appreciation and scalability are your long-term goals, consider house hacking or saving for a bigger market later.

The other is a Single Family long term rental.

We have long terms holds in Shasta and Tehama county.

I am a current university student with about a year and a half left, who has been interested in finance and real estate for a long time!

I am interested in learning all I can about Long Term and Short Term Rentals. 

@Bryan Hartlen thanks for sharing more info.Agree that it shouldn't take this long to do MoveOut Evaluation!

Can they prove how long it takes to rent a vacant property?

I am playing a long game.

One of the biggest issues is probably borrower default—whether due to mismanagement, market downturns, or unforeseen circumstances, lenders can end up in long, costly recovery processes.

Even if you don't decide to keep it in the long run, it's an appreciating asset you can make money off of.