Although the dog was nowhere in sight while I was there.

Trying to cut out an agent’s commission is very short sighted.

So many people here focused on numbers and while not a bad thing if you don't understand their value it's easy to lose sight of what they mean.

To my point I have narrowed my sights on two vehicles, long distance investing or note investing.

I have no problem in principle with a long close (I know multi-lot deals can easily reach 18 months or more), but I don't feel like bearing the risk that the market rises 15% between signing and close, and now I've lost purchasing power and can't buy something commensurate."

I know that is a pretty rare sight but its worth a shot.

Richest man in Babylon I suppose, I've never seen books as all that great for learning investing principles I think videos and looking things up as you go is probably more effective.

I’m trying to take that principle and apply it to what type of tenant I want to rent to then investing in something that fits their need.

.,   My opinion but I think it's short sighted using bad data. 

Usually, their rent is covered by the program that they're in and with it being a top university (and one of the most challenging) you're dealing with a different type of student in many instances; but, they're still college kids so never lose sight of that.