The location is prime—adjacent to a college that has experienced 37% population growth over the past five years.

Maybe a college rental semi-house hacking could be an opportunity.

I have been studying for my real estate degree for the past 3 years and would love to get my feet wet.

Quote from @Billy Smith: Having all or most of your rentals paid off is a great feeling with the cash flow rolling in .You know have a bigger shovel to buy more properties , folks get the fever want more more dam the debt full speed ahead .I read a lot saying what  is the rate of the  note ,you could deploy the money in  ,gold ,stocks etc....With just a couple rentals paid off in A -B area I put my kids though Division 1 state college.  

If this is your first job out of college, it could be a great opportunity to stack some cash and get those loans paid down.

@Joe S.This is a “know your audience” responseIf you are around a bunch of college professors and they are technical then yes you can pull out all the big words - but as you mention many will try and use these big words in a convo and they scream newbie because it’s apparent they lack some knowledge as they are creating word salad with what they say.I just tell people be yourself

I was curious if anyone here is investing and living in college station.

Hey BP, I am currently playing my last year of baseball at the University of Memphis. I want to begin my real estate journey as soon as I get out of school. I already own one rental property, which is doing great, wit...

I hadn't written one since college!

It's common to find a tenant who is a college student or maybe retired and looking for additional income.