The 2% rule may work on paper and spreadsheets, HOWEVER, if you are in a c class or lower area surrounded by even lower-end properties, that 'extra' cash flow can evaporate with lower quality tenants, more repairs, higher turnover, slow or no-pay occupants, etc.The trick is to get a deal where you have a good neighborhood, good schools, pay a reasonable price, and make sure you can 'value-add' to boost your returns.

That book turned me from a so-so student to a summa cum laude graduate and lifelong self-learner.Our two greatest Presidents were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Great to hear you're looking to jump into real estate while in schooling.

Hello, I am a foreign national that will start an RE investment company in the US in partnership with a US friend from Stanford Business School with great credit.

I am currently a senior in nursing school and work a part time job.

Real Estate Express pops up a lot when I am doing research for schools but they seem to have some serious mixed-bag reviews from both people the best solution ever to outdated and poorly written.

My tax return that I had barely had a few months of W2 salary since I had just graduated college that year and worked for less than half the year.

House hacking while in school sounds like a perfect place to get started.

No front-loading digital control fancy stuff, just a plain Jane top loader with old school dials.

I come here from the BP podcast- I am currently living in Asheville NC but moved here from Minneapolis MN after playing for the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Baseball team and graduating with a business degree.