Thank you ahead of time for your input.

You might consider house hacking a 4 plex as your first one.

I have tried multiple times to get a response, all the way up to the VP! 

I saw a lot of Duplexes in Arlington area but I’m not familiar with the market there so I need to schedule a visit for some times to go there and meet with people to know more about TX market.

Ideally, you would want one that would share systems with you (spreadsheets, budget tracking, walkthrough checklists, etc) this would save you a ton in time and duplicated effort. 

Also important to note, two are still full time W2 employees.  

Potential rents for a single-family targeting off-campus students sound great, but will that cover renovation costs and potential vacancy time during the transition?

I left corporate about 4 months ago to do real estate full time.

Hi Biggerpockets community, I’ve been hooked to real estate investment lately and determined to buy the first property in the next 6 months.

I'm a First Time Poster, but long time reader on these forums.