Volunteer the house as a project for a local high school shop class to come and work on the house, you supply the material they supply the students to do the work. 

I'm the broker for a SoCal student property management company and one of my clients is a partnership between 2 investors, one of whom just decided to pull out because he doesn't think their 2 SFRs are cash flowing enough.

I'm steering clear of student rentals (I have too many college-aged kids of my own to deal with...LOL!).

I'm also still in school and have ~$10,000 in deferred subsidized student loans, though my new job offers a program that will now begin to pay for my education costs moving forward.  

Owning can exacerbate an already tenuous situation if one also has credit card debt, car payments, student loans and no emergency fund.  

I am now free to explore opportunities and participate in the ventures that appeal to me.

My goal is to ramp up the number rental units as quickly as possible to generate enough cash flow to compete with my day job.I look forward to participating in the forums and learning what I can about investing, particularly in the San Antonio area.Thanks!

I don't know if it is really soft or not, but I am not about to participate in some ridiculous bidding frenzy and that's why I've passed on a few "deals" in sheep clothing.

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

Hello everyone, I'm currently a student at Ohio State and have taken a keen interest in real estate investing.