Don't limit yourself to just those investors in your back yard. there are plenty across the country that are willing to buy a good deal where ever it is.I have a lot of students in Detroit, and what they have discovered is that they're sitting on a gold mine since the prices are so low there.

Kinda like that website where you can rate your teachers, doctors, employers etc...

Going to japan as an english teacher in March and coming back the following March of 2009.

When I was in school my teacher would be ramming a pencil in my head for looking out the window...

Remember I'm 9 hrs ahead of central time.I've heard people say that they have students do it all the time.

Teacher, painter, handyman of sorts...just finished a 2 1/2 year remodel of our home.

I have a 1500ft^2 student house where I consider the utility bills to not be high ... average is ~150$/month (much of that is hot water), highest was $248 (cold enough that the auxiliary heat was on a lot).  

Thanks for the reply @John HornerI'm looking to increase my buy-and-hold portfolio (preferably with MF and/or off-campus student housing, but open to SF as well).Would eventually like to get involved with some syndicates- I'm still learning more about those right now.Really just started getting serious about real estate within the last 8 months, but have some investors and am working on getting connected with a property management company soon hopefully.

Glad to see that my students are recognized as prolific in areas of seller financing :)Those who finance living expenses are the best candidates for future bankruptcies.

I'm a landlord and a law student nearing completion of my studies.