This last time he has been studying REI on his own and thanks to him I ended up here at BP.I started obsessing with reading about REI, listening to the podcast, among other things.Two days ago he called me and told me if we could get together to talk.

Harvard does not use good reason.I would also look into who paid for the study, follow the money

Call if you want to chat, or if you like I'll send you my 100 page PDF of the notes I took when I was studying for the license.I'll just tell you up front that the license is WAY too easy to get. 

Now, since the house is super near one of the biggest colleges of PR we would like it to be for students (private rooms and kitchen/living/study to be shared).  

Currently studying for my real estate license in Houston, Texas.

Been studying for over 3 years now and as I gain more and more knowledge I get an urge to be more hands on.

However, if it was rehabbed in the last 10-ish years, another rehab probably won't add a lot.The National Association of Realtors does periodic studies on upgrades. 

I understand that I will need to study whichever market I choose but my problems lie in my connections and my credit.

I personally prefer markets where the C+ asset is extremely viable, and the data you see on a lot of these economic & demographic studies is not high resolution enough to pinpoint a subsection of a market that works really well.Ex: I have a C+ area in Indiana that I love which produces 10%+ cap rates consistently at market value with extremely low turnover rates.

They did studies and found that many of these individuals could be in a less restrictive environment and at less cost.