@Mark Redmann: Temple University also has a great real estate course online and in person.

Wake Forest University in NC was able to reproduce a human heart using a printer.

I just came upon a small, but conveniently located (5-minutes walk to a uni campus with a 25,000 student body and 10-minute walk to a fairly lively downtown, 80k population Michigan city), 3 bedroom home which had sol...

After earning my Master's degree in University Administration, and working and teaching in community colleges- I'm looking forward to pursuing a lifelong dream of working in home renovation and design.

Actually, the idea came from a administrator at SW Missouri University and having an adult education on line course linked to the school, making my life easier, that is still a pain!

@Rob Donovan With some of my investment areas having colleges nearby, I do contact the near Universities.

Also since Gainesville is a college town I'd try to do wholesale deals near University of Florida as that should be an attractive selling point to potential investors.

After 2 different failed partners and three deals with those partners falling about between 12-24 months ago, I finally took the leap to go alone, and closed my first deal.I bought a student rental home near Brock University in Niagara Region, Ontario. $195K, needs some paint and a good cleaning, and it will be move-in ready for May.

I work a full time job and recently graduated from University of Michigan about two years ago. 

I used to love to run by the trails by the University.