Raleigh or Charlotte, NC, may be great nearby options to check out while you’re finishing school.

In my small city (70,000 or so) we have a university with about 20,000 students with a nursing school, hospital, and obviously several mid size employers that I’m sure have people travel into this area for business purposes.  

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I personally am in a college town and my target audience tends to be single travelers, and or couple(s) traveling to visit campus or visit their student at school.. so for me in my market the 1 bedroom / studio units are the best ROI in terms of occupancy and revenue per sqft, I believe. 3) I’d open up a convo with a few local hosts and see what their experiences have been and chat with them about their journey.

I am also not commuting to a job so while my son is in school during the day I would be cleaning and turning over the apartment for STR.At any rate, it will partly depend on whether the STR regulations in that area would even allow for this arrangement in an apartment or condo, but I just cannot quite see, at least for this potential property, adding a flip or rehab project to the mix.  

Althouhg some engineering roles might not need a degree.Consider going into trade school.

And then hold.To me, I'd suggest you look at smaller towns that have good schools and are close to cities so that you can get houses closer to that 200k or less mark yet still have a shot at decent appreciation and decent rental increases over time.

Many are currently living in schools, hotels, and other places not affecting rentals, but others are renting.

The ladies in these small mountain towns are raising kids, cleaning in-between school hours, sometimes even having their kids help them work the business after hours.Before you read, No, we chose not to start a cleaning company and pay via W2. 

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