Background is in dealership management, nationally recognized, so I'm great at closing/negotiating, numbers, and navigating a deal, and I'm naturally more transactional inclined. 

And really, that's what I've done, going from being a teacher to being a handyman with C/D class properties, my natural niche.What I would do if I were you would be to find the cheapest possible place to live (including small multifamily househacking, house roommate, and Airbnb possibilities) near enough to my job to bike there and back or take public transportation.

Wash them with a 20/80 bleach water solution, cover them with 2 coats of Kilz oil based primer, and then cover them with 2 coats of transparent sealer. 

With the cyclical nature of real estate, I personally like homes that fall into the first time home buyer price point.

(Not as sensitive to oil and gas jobs like Calgary is)Note: I just drove Amazon’s new location and is very impressive!

In addition the borrower must have unrestricted access without penalty to the accounts; and if the assets are in the form of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds, 70% of the value (remaining after any applicable costs for the subject transaction) must be used to determine the number of distributions remaining to account for the volatile nature of these assets

I'm conservative by nature and understand the statistics of having to sift through many homes, offers, and deals to the find the right one while sticking to my guns on my criteria.

@Lee Stephens make sure to account for the following expenses in your calculations:1) Mortgage2) Mortgage insurance (PMI or MIP) or FHA Risk base3) Property Taxes4) City Taxes5) HOA (Home Owner’s Association) Dues and Fees and Assessments6) Insurance  a) Property Hazard Insurance (0.3-0.45%)  b) Flood Insurance  c) Earthquake Insurance  d) Umbrella Insurance7) Vacancy Rate (usually 8% - the equivalent to one month a year, or 5-6% if multifamily and/or if experienced, if not use 8%)8) Utilities (you’ll have these if your tenant is not covering them and/or during vacancy)  a) Water § Sewer § Garbage  b) Electricity  c) Natural Gas  d) Propane9) General Maintenance (usually 5%)  a) Upkeep § Landscaping  b) Snow removal c) Repairs  d) New Appliances  e) Make ready10) Capital Expenditures (usually 5%, higher is the property is old and obsolete, less if fully rehabbed and all mechanicals and roof are new)11) Property Management (8%, even if you self manage, your time still has value and there might be a time when you'll want to be completely hands off or you'll not be able to do it, vacation, retirement, etc.), including...  

Being that the economy in Northern Colorado is booming, I don't imagine I would have a very hard time finding an oil field company, electrician, plumber, etc to lease the building.

I’m a 22 year old working in the oil field .