It is under 10 bucks a month and has many audio and digital books.

The minimum equity placement was $20 million and those were the small guys looking for low to mid double digit returns, they were willing to accept a B Class asset in a gentrifying area within a major metropolitan city. 

The first thing I recommend is clearly establishing your goals and objectives and then define your criteria.

When you set aside what your expectation was there’s nothing objectively unattractive about it and I’m sure you’ll have people who prefer it because it’s something a little different than everyone else has.

No reason you can’t achieve double digit cash on cash returns from REI and start building the cash flow from the get go.I’m in the philly area and would love to chat sometime and hear about where you’re going to school and what you’re plans are.

Every objection to real estate (for instance, vacancy) is a risk control question.

These sales show there are decent options out there for a respectable house hack that can keep your monthly housing costs low, allow you to save more for future deals, allow you to start building equity, add some sweat equity (as you have said you are interested in doing) and perhaps if this spring is shaping up like the data suggest, even allow for some single digit appreciation (from Feb - June). 

Lucky guy.I have been a part of the energy efficiency community here in California as a builder and consultant for the last ten years and have raised objections in meetings with the CPUC about the feasibility of their "Big audacious goals".

That way you will be prepared for the objection of "I cant get that policy". 

From a moral perspective I have no issue or objection with your thought process in going after what is rightfully yours though.