My thoughts are this: An investor most likely thinks like an investor in all aspects of his life, weighing the pros and cons of every decision and picking the most beneficial outcome.

#worksmarternotharderBut . . . if you have specific aspects to that question I bet Zach and I can help you out, as two excellent agents in the metro.

@Mary Jay One of the hardest aspects of finding deals is controlling your pipeline. 

Except you need to add in tax planning, asset protection, having local resources to handle emergencies as they arise, knowing the ins and outs of each property so you can anticipate problems, having the experience to know if the turnkey provider is being reasonable in all aspects and understanding how problems are handled, along with knowing local laws regarding rentals and evictions and occupancy rates and keeping the momentum going.

I understand the social aspect is a huge part of college, but there can be other ways to build that environment that we'll slowly adapt to. 

@Karo DarmandzhyanDavid Greene's book pretty much covers all operational aspects.

Do they handle all aspects of renovation/construction, or did you have to contract certain things to others, like electrical, plumbing, etc?

From my experience, as advanced  the US is in a lot of aspects, they are still behind Israel in a lot of aspects relating to banking/ communication and technology.-( or perhaps just more conservative.)

Mix high quality rentals with a flipping strategy and boom you have a business that will pay you in many different aspects

I know I opened a credit card halfway through college to start to build credit and also interned at the same company for 2+ years during school so I don't necessarily know if those aspects helped me qualify or if you would be able to qualify just by having a full time job right out of school.