You could do this even if you plan to attend college.  

Puget sound is awesome you can buy on one of the Islands in the Sound and take a ferry over to SeaTac.. etc etc.Charleston SC  30 minute flight to Atlanta and you can get any where you want.. much up side in Charleston  surrounded by water big long beaches.. college town etc etc.I suspect many places in Florida would work..

It's much different, much more affordable, lots of colleges and the people I met are very helpful.  

Osama Bin mostafaa I am lol...I definitely plan on investing once I'm out of college, just wanted to know it there was a way to get involved now with what I have to gain knowledge and experience (and money of course)

oh funI'm about 50% stocks (retirement, kids college)40% real estate (primary residence and 3 investment properties)10% cash

Hi everyone, I am about to graduate college this May (2015), and I am completely new to investing.  

Most of the people who are renting are new college grads working for startups/tech sector, out of state people who are in contract positions and people who have 3+ hr commute. 

I did some investing several years ago but the market went crazy so I had to focus on something a little more stable as I'm a single mother with a 20yr old college student, and I'm sure you all know that college isn't cheap.

I purchased my first house (ugly, beat up foreclosure in New Brighton, Minnesota) fresh out of college and proceeded to renovate the house room by room (entire kitchen, bathroom, knocked out walls to make open concept, tons of tiling/flooring) with my girlfriend.

My first thought for you when it comes to Rolla or even Ft Leonard Wood would be buy and hold properties, Renting to college students when you will always have a continuous flow of and renting to military families as well.