I could if I had a job offer letter in Indy but I'm in school out of state until May and 3 of my courses are on-campus, so moving isn't an option just yet.That led me back to a commercial loan, but also financing my down payment.

Some times a buy and hold investor can deal with the poor numbers when buying off the metro MLS,,, as long as 6-9% cap rate is ok for you and not knowing the location, an unknown cost of managing tenants.My best tip for you as a remote buyer is;  only buy where the house is cute, lower rehab cost of $15k or less in an ok neighborhood (eyeball and driving around)  and the high school great schools rating is 5 or better.  

@Justin Jocewicz rent is based on the perceived value of living in the home/ neighborhood/ school district.

The schools in Gwinnett are making a huge turnaround and the country is spending big bucks to pull Intown buyers and millennials to the suburbs.  

and in some markets its even better.I just got appraisals back on a house plan I built 20 times last year in PDX  and sold for 350k this years number is 425 to 450k  same plan same size lot within 1 mile.. same school district... starting 23 more. 

Just wanted to connect! Find me and say hi! :-). 

Sounds like an ambitious plan to school and work in real estate at the same time, but it is doable! 

I was born and raised on a farm, was home-schooled for the first part of my life, joined the military out of HS, and have pushed myself to become something greater than what I was told I would be.About 2 years ago I was given the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" as a gift.

You might check out a land trust course by Jack Shea (google him) he's on old school kind of guy, his training and documents are great & he has trusts for all 50 states.  

I didn't go to school for business so I don't know too much about it, but there is a web of companies that manage the various properties, we are talking about one of those companies.