I also have a friend who invests over in Maricopa and Casa Grande.

Account Closed pretty difficult to pay yourself consistently, without scale.You can be humming along making money for several months and then a nonpaying tenant or maintenance issue eats up everything you just made.

Since I can’t really invest on my own as of right now, I’ve just been saving money (about 5 grand from a summer job).

It does trade off a few years and a small amount of money in the grand ball of wax. 

The Rio Grande Valley is also growing very quickly and worth investigating. 

There are some really good new subdivisions there in that general area, like Grand Oaks, that are mixed in among some older 'working class' subdivisions. 

New investor looking for advice pertaining to small apartment buildings (5-10 units) near Grand Rapids, MI.

I used to live in Kalamazoo, MI and Grand Rapids is a great area! 

Hi Niecy,I think it the grand scheme of things it is well worth it.Think about what you want in the next few years and from there it will be easier to know if it is right for you :DBest,Ace

Rates are low, you can offset those student loan payments with the income and come out on top. 6-7% seems high because of where we are seeing interest rates now but in the grand scheme of things its still very low.