Is it smarter to invest solo into a house or duplex, or to ask a JV I know to invest with me in a 5 room apartment complex?

Take an apartment complex for instance.

You aren't asking for your unit, you are asking for their units in this complex when are you going to be at 0 occupancy vs 100%. 

.$300k purchase (conforming Condominium in Washington DC)both Ratios  under 25%All 3 credit scores over 800w-2 employee over 5 years same job20% down conventional loanover $200k in cash and stocks.So, question is who has the best rates? 

I've received a congratulations from my realtor that the rent we negotiated is the highest in a 60+ unit condominium community.

I would say look into purchasing Apartments complex's and after you start to build your capital then start to invest in bigger properties.I am 24, a syndicator, and invest in large multi-family.

Unless you really want to do complex models or really want to learn about M1 and M2 money supplies you can probably get away with some really good books by experts in the field (non-academia).One more question unrelated to college: My ultimate goal is to make passive income off buy and hold real estate investments, but that isn't a day job I can start out with.

The only way we were going to be successful is if we found an architect and construction manager with decades of experience who could help us navigate the complex waters of real estate development.

There are a couple new apartment complexes and condos being built in the area as well.

I would purchase 2 properties in the $300-350k range in a growing market and break even or even put in a couple hundred every month and just hold and wait with the end in mind to sell and 1031 all of the capital gain into a large multifamily complex or something along that nature.