very important, i have student rentals next to a college, the college expanded and added dorms, all was good for 2 years after, then enrollment went down. the college changed it's policy and instead of just Freshman being required to stay at dorms they made it so that Freshman and Sophomores had to stay in dorms, took a big hit on the town rental. you need to figure that Sophomore year is a big year for student rentals, kids start to drop out after that year, so those would be your biggest rental.

This reply made my day.Off the top of my head, I am assuming the two concerns/issues one would have would be the set-back requirements (Not a big deal) and parking space requirements (Could be a big deal depending on the lot size.

Options will be considered an installment sale if not properly drawn giving a reason why the sale cannot be made at that option date, see your CPA. 

Upon graduation in 2015, my wife and I packed up our belonging and made our way West searching for that ocean breeze and ended up in Los Angeles.Experience:I made a great friend that recently introduced me to bigger pockets, and I've been hooked since.

@Ann Bellamy's Black Diamond group was active in my old stomping grounds out in Worcester and Waltham I think the meetings typically were held, though I unfortunately never made it to one.

You've made a great start.  

As a business owner, if I had that attitude about every customer that came in the door to look at our products and walked out, I would have been out of business years ago!

As for what is better to invest in SFR or multiplex there are cases that could be made for each that there are many posts dedicated to. 

If this potential customer is asking you for a one-off service that's not on your menu, they should pay MORE than your normal rate, not less.

We have built modular custom homes in the past and have had mixed experiences, there are a ton of variables to consider when weighing one against the other.