The problem is I don't have a college degree, or a background in finance.

I am considering selling a SFH investment property in the El Cerrito neighborhood in the College Area.

I do have my residential real estate license which I got directly after college and of course never used :)-It's's now expired....also I did buy my first house over 3 years ago when I was 25 years old.  2 years later I sold it for an 18k net profit (all I did was paint everything else was in great shape). 

They are old and not appealing to the caliber of tenant that I am targeting, mainly college students. 

The boston area seems super saturated with condos going for crazy prices again...I have alot of friends that are the young business type 8-10 years out of college paying the rediculous rents to live in the city...Im hoping once those types start to settle down and have families they will move to the outter parts of boston and create a strong single family housing market...let me know your thoughts...Anyways, thanks for the informative post!

I also invest in Chicago and have done so in DC too, so its not like I don't know what its like to compete with an aggressive market of investors both OOS, local, AND international.

Many foreigners buy property here so their kids can go to college ( I see this a lot in NY).Five.

An agent found me some rental properties near a local college.  

They're smart, savvy and always international.  

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