When you think about it, only the flipper will know the expenses (not generally public record) so analysts or data aggregators can only go off publically available data.

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.

If it were 2007 all over again and you knew you could sell at a record high, and invest your capital into conservative bonds and wait until the market corrected, would you?

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

That's not exactly an up and coming area -- I'd research who built them - can likely find that by going to the SG County Recorded Docs site or by seeing who pulled the permits during const -- Wichita has been on a duplex building boom -- look at the tax value -- They probably have that or less in it on the build - I also doubt they were built to be quality long term -- things such as the trim/cabinets etc -- they all look like the cheapest stuff a guy could buy - if the cabinets aren't oak and there is MDF or pine trim and pre-hung doors with engineered wood jams I'd run.  2-3 yrs ago for $180k -205 or so you could buy duplexes in Maize, Kechi, Valley center all day to builders that were selling them off to investors - not worth that in that area.

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? 

But it's a start.While track record is very important, learning how to interpret a track record is just as important. 

The Title Holding Trust or Land Trust will keep your name of the public record, but it can also complicate the property ownership and management. 

When you are getting into raising big dollars from sophisticated investors they are going to want to see a track record and a well thought out and detailed business plan.

Making sense of the deal and understanding their track record is important, of course, but I believe you should develop TRUST before you invest.