Unless you have been quoted for an interest rate of 4% and a minimal down payment, you're more than likely going to be staring more at something in the 5%-6% range with 20%-25% down, which will completely kill the aforementioned metrics. 

Your situation allows you to minimize long-term risk regarding career earnings by getting a college degree, while at the same time increasing long-term rewards of earnings through investing in real estate.

This is why we start advertising our vacant units ~45 days before they are vacant so as to minimize vacancy. 

@Eric LopezTurnkey properties are a good way of getting started with minimal risk and the operator already has the property rent ready with a property manager in place.

A few months ago I started purchasing houses under 50,000 that are livable and need minimal work in the Cincinnati area. 

Purchase price: $167,900 Sale price: $319,000 Bought the property with minimal down as a primary residence.

We now have many qualified buyers awaiting to buy our properties and since we are supplying our own buyers, we have negotiated considerably low closing costs ($0 commission to the buyer side, minimal on the selling side).

I hope you'll accommodate the landlord's showing requests; she is the greater stakeholder here and is trying to minimize her financial loss with your departure. 

The benefit for me is being able to secure a mobile home park with minimal money down.

You want to show them that you offer a good return with minimal risk, a solid plan, data and resources to back up that plan.