Personally, I will be making my first deal in the first half of the year but I am having a hard time deciding what kind of price range and area to start with.

They can spot your rather amateurish attempt at hiding loan ownership a mile away.

Instead of working for 40 years to retire, I am now confident that I can cut that time in half by investing in real estate.

Chances of half your tenants being able to afford to purchase is probably slim.

Id suggest investing locally, within 50 miles. 

.), others it's over half. 

I would live there for about half a year, and would also like to buy a duplex in the same area at the end of that time frame to then make my primary and rent out the other sideI do have a good contractor for my current primary residence, and a good team in Pittsburgh.

Whereas the dense interior of the city (I call it "the grid" due to the neatly arranged streets on a perfect 1 mile grid) is packed with old houses desperately in need of updating.

Purchase price: $55,100 Cash invested: $62,500 Sale price: $185,000 First flip went from an easy 3 month job to a year and a half project!

I wasn't really planning on focusing on student rentals but this one just happen to come up and being so close to the new development that's only a half mile away we figured why not.