Any duplex near UNCW would be perfect and easy to rent to your friends, just make sure their parents co-sign for damages!

Heck, you might even ask to shadow your parents and their 2 rentals if you don’t already! 

You can ask your parents (or someone else who trusts you) to add you as an authorised user to their long standing credit card account (you don’t have to use it personally).

My parents raised me to have the same complete blank in my brain about personal finance they had.

@Jessenia Munoz I actually bought my parent's house.  

With that in mind... here's the story...My parents own a 4 story walk up, 9 family apartment building in Queens NY.

However, in my case, I have a parent that lives in the area and therefore my expenses are nearly 0.The annual difference between the schools "cost of attendance" and what I actually pay for tuition is around $14k.  

I moved back with my parents twice while my homes are under construction.

We also want to be able to take care of our parents as they start aging and we believe that having passive income through rental properties is the best way to offset those costs.Thank you for spending the time reading this lengthy (I like to think thorough) introduction.  

State your screening conditions up front (income x amount of rent, or students needing parent guarantors) and people will back off if they cannot meet those requirements.