They are of course extremely limiting their universe of opportunity.

Put it out the universe and good things will happen.

I went to Radford University not far from Roanoke.

.), colleges/universities, lifestyle (skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing), mild weather (rarely ever have to shovel snow!)

I am a 19 year old university student pursuing a degree in marketing and I work full time as a patient care technician at a hospital. 

But definitely learn how to analyze a property because while there are subjective factors like I mentioned above, the universal language of real estate investing in math for analyzing properties/investments.

I agree that close to the Trumbull border, sacred heart university and blackrock area good places to start looking. 

Is the universe telling me to WAIT OR is it throwing me a TEST!?

I have been exercising control to purposefully not mention Rent Appreciation in open 2 general public posts to help deflate the ignorance out there by novices who hear such and just assume rental appreciations are universal, misallocate, than get into a reverse situation.

I like areas with some econimic stability (military bases, colleges and universities, regional hospitals),  I don't know the future and every time I make a prediction I am completely wrong, so I will bank on median housing stock in small town usa.