You will rapidly grow in your 20s, and so will your salary, but if you learn to live efficiently then it can be a great boon to your investing.Also, manage any student loan debt that you may have.

My fiance also went to school in Rapid City for engineering at South Dakota School of Mines (which I assume you're attending)!

With the rapid increase in rental rates in the last couple years, California is cash flowing well too.

My Mom has always has rental properties in the city of Grand Rapids growing up, I thought she had the craziest story when she told me that one of her properties one time my step-dad pulled up to it to check on it, and the whole GARAGE door was stolen.

The prices of homes in our area is going up rapidly (Idaho Falls ID) and folks that could have qualified a few years ago are now getting priced out of the market.

Back in 2008-2009 when prior rapid appreciation had resulted in tax increases, many of us experienced severe hardship, and a family member ended up in foreclosure.

I live in Grand Rapids, MN and am looking for people to meet up with, buy them coffee, and talk Real Estate Investing.

It will be interesting to see if admissions continues to grow so rapidly.

I know in my area, prices have appreciated rapidly, but are still much behind Orlando Proper. 

Whereas a new regional pilot could make about $30,000 per year starting out (pre-911), and be up to $60,000-$90,000 within 1-2 years with an opportunity for rapid advancement and pay increases, a new pilot now starts out at around $18,000, and advancement opportunities have been dramatically reduced (approximately cut in half).