Went to college for 4 years got an engineering degree got a job and started collecting a W-2 check.  

There's a manufactured home in a little park near my area in a college town.

Currently the house is close to our college and has an extremely low level of vacancy due to this.  

Hi BP, I am a recent college graduate and I am looking to purchase my first investment property.

Jason Haynes ,Try HSBC...My HSBC mortgage consultant says that because they're an international commercial lender, they don't sell off to Fannie/Freddie therefore don't follow the same rules.

Current economic projections/outlooks tend to fall in line with a slight decline of about 1%-1.8% year over year until the state gets it's budget on point or oil rebounds.UAF is also a smaller community, with a heavy military and college presence, so you should be fine.

Received a call from a "cash buyer" yesterday about one of my properties I have listed FSBO on CL, Zillow etc, she turned out to be a wholesaler, but I told her that's fine I work with wholesalers on my properties if she knows buyers looking in the area and I started telling her about two available properties in her area, and she said sorry I have to go to class, I'm a college student.... 

@Peter Bowen Great input, i have been trying for years to pencil the numbers on a multi's to make money even close to my singles, i think one of my hold backs is my own risk tolerance/debt adversity,  and I will not do partners, so its me and my wife. i currently am  running 23% debt on $1.1MM portfolio, and have set an internal cap of 40% I know this goes against most common belief, but its what i am comfortable with.

Yes, the investor's I've worked with generally go international.

It was by the college and about 20 years ago (jeez, I can't believe I'm giving old advice).