Do you see population increasing or decreasing in this area?

I do have enough saved now to get involved in real estate, but I want to focus on decreasing my student loans for now as I am living with my parents rent free.

also, why does my score drop so much because of the $1,200 balance increase but if I were to pay $1,200 to decrease my balance or even more my score would only go up a few points?

What you are asking is should I be a real estate  speculator.Why do you want to be a landlord, do you know your state landlord tenant codes, will you have a property manager or manage yourself, do you have the skills to deal with tenants and evict, are you OK with tenants damaging the property, are you adverse to risk, will the property have positive cash flow or will you supplement your tenants rent monthly, do you even know what market rents are, is it your desire to own and operate a business, do you understand that equity in a rental will decrease the cash flow and possibly turn the investment into a liability, are you only doing this to speculate on appreciation, when the market turns in the future will you be ok losing money, will you hold long term when the market drops or take your losses and run ????????

Try a move-in credit, or just decrease the price a little.

They continue to increase as the number of units increases but at some point the rate of increase in economics decreases and finally flat lines.

Very surprised how much the 20% down and closing cost was! It took a big hit on my savings account! Worked hard for the money I saved up now to see it gone it's finally hitting me how can I overcome this and realize ...

In the end, rich people find ways to put money in their pocket while decreasing the things that take away their money.

It could decrease his value, right?  

This is an approx. decrease of 12%.