I'm not opposed to investing in Ashland, but Huntington would be my first choice due to the population, demand, growth, college, affordability, and the list goes on and on.

I'm currently doing my due diligence on a multifamily that's located within a college campus. 

This has the dual benefit of helping you stay informed on what’s going on in your local market and knowing all the new members who introduce themselves from College Station, and also every single one of those 660 posts is now an “SEO” post - every time someone googles a thread that’s come up, your name and business appear in these forums, alongside your quality answers. 

We did however, put in brand new HVAC to both units, new flooring in the bigger unit and then furnished them nicely to rent MTR. n This location is 2 miles from one of the largest hospitals in Knoxville and only 3 miles to the college and downtown.

Yes, it's plenty of demand in royal oak and ann arbor is a college town, so you shouldn't have any problems there!

I can feel that push internally, too—getting out there and connecting with people one-on-one is really my style.

Or would I be wiser to wait until I have a 9-5 post college and just enjoy these years and hope market conditions become more favorable?

Some background I am 21 years old and in my Jr. year of college.

If most everything is internal it usually doesn't make too much difference.

His wife who is in college for a degree that will lead to a great job with great pay when she graduates in June, now has full rent to pay, plus the cost of raising 6 kids by herself.