Currently only active in CA.

Considering the holidays and people spending more money on parties and gifts, I was wondering if this would make it too hard to sell the property/would drive the price down due to lack of activity?

This is how many of the distressed properties will still show active, but are actually under contract.

Is the co-worker an active real estate investor?

Loans comes into play in determining if you get to keep the proceeds from the sales.Let’s say you sell the property.

It is discussed on the podcast often I have been thinking that it may be a way to get active in real estate while in college. 

Is the investment play on your existing units both property and rent appreciation? 

(my post is based off the assumption of you knowing how to analyze a deal to see if it's a good one or not) The first move is to determine if you want to be hands on and actively managing a deal and the day to day of it or do you want to passively invest in someone else's bigger deal? 

If my plan was to hold onto this short term (let's just say 2-3 years out of thin air), it makes no sense to pay the point up front and I would opt for the higher percentage rate per month.I know I've heard/read that some people would argue that it rarely ever makes sense to pay the point up front, but if its a long term play, I don't truly understand why that might be...Any info appreciated!

If investing  will be the bulk of your activity and business,  I personally would  find the best 100% commission brokerage around.