There is a lot on these topics here on BP, and a conversation with an expert in the field as well as with your CPA will be the best way for you to narrow things down to a solution that will best suit your particular situation and goals.

Universal city, Selma, Schertz (Amazon's new disti hub), New Braunfels (attracting medical companies) and San Marcos (TX State Univ n 35K students n growing).....all either on or fast access to I-35.  

I joined bigger pockets to meet people in the real estate field to gain knowledge and hopefully be able to provide information that I may have. 

So every year you were in school counted towards the two year as long as your current position was in that field. 

That's why, as soon as insurance companies stopped paying for mold claims, all the news, medical claims, etc. died down.

(property taxation as a field of study)Good luck with your continued research and delivery of the finished product for grading.

First time poster here,I've been reading/listening to Bigger Pockets for a few months now and finally decided to commit myself to posting.I found my start in the real estate field at the age of 18 when I acquired a summer job as a leasing agent for a property management company.

You can do this by search the groups, associations, or collections of different professionals in your city of metro area like SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS, NETWORK ENGINEERS, COMPUTER DEVELOPERS, REGISTERED NURSES, MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, PHARMACISTS, DOCTORS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERS, DATABASE ADMINISTRATORS, SQL DEVELOPERS, JAVA DEVELOPERS, and other good paying professionals you can think of.These are guys earning good salaries who have the cash now, and may be having credit problems because of past financial problems that affected their credits, banks will not borrow them money to buy houses.The guys in these groups  are your best target for lease option deals, good luck.

Hey BP,I am very interested in getting into the real estate investing field and am actively learning.

If you're not local to many tourist attractions, you'll want to take into account nearby medical centers or hospitals and research centers, followed by corporate campuses and schools;  you'll find that all of these are typically going to pull a longer stay.For the kitchen, I have found that on a shorter stay (up to 14 days), full amenities including sink and larger fridge, etc., are not required, and often go unused.