I've lived in the neighborhood close to 10 years now and, perhaps naively, thought that even if the investment metrics didn't show that it were a stellar choice, the location might serve to make it worthwhile given the demand and momentum which exists in RE here locally.The analysis below shows how things look for both 15yr and 30yr financing, and I'm curious to know how people weigh that choice.

If you want to be in the rental market for students, it is ok, but the competition will be higher because the size.

Many municipalities have restrictions on the number of occupants permitted per bedroom, sometimes varying depending on the size of the bedroom(s).

But I'm thinking pretty seriously about trying realty on for size before I drop $40k to do that. 

Your best bet if the relo company allows it is to provide a referral to their buyers' agent.If you focus on serving your clients better than anyone else, and not worrying about helping yourself, you'll be better off long term.

You could search for the type of properties you would want, price point, size, owner current debt, etc, etc, and the system will find properties that will likely make a deal.

Now take a similar size house in Rockville that is worth $500k.

Serve the eviction notice and cancel it when they pay.

Be careful of these gurus.For instance, roof replacement is not $5,000 - depending on the size of the house, it can be $4,000 or $7,000 or $20,000.

Many properties were damaged with softball-sized hail.