You have a friend, He will rent it in its present condition as soon as you make it available to him for $90 per month. 

Once you graduate and have a steady income, consider house hacking as a beginner-friendly strategy—buying a small multifamily property, living in one unit, and renting out the others to offset your mortgage.

I have a friend here who has about 140 houses right now, who I was discussing return on equity with.

Tenessee is another I was interested in initially since I have some friends that moved there and I hear nothing but good things.  

@Derek FarmerDerek - My friend Dave Short has a Dinner with Dave meeting about once a month here in Indy.

@Denise Lang Starting your real estate investing journey out of state can be strategic given California's high costs and tenant-friendly laws.

Agreed mate,I'm all about taking personal responsibility and I have been swindled many times in a similar fashion like many feel on this thread.It seems like these investors including myself in other instances get negligent and don't read between the lines.Especially after trust and a relationship have been established, we become gullible and don't second guess or question.Maybe it's greed for some but in my instance it wasn't.Just innocent and trusting stupidity (No, I'm never a victim as that is ******** mentality in my book).I had some spare $$$ and wanted to diversify in other assets through folks I considered friends and trustworthy business partners.Didn't even think twice to look things over.Looking back, it all makes sense now but it's easy being a general after the battle heheI only blame myself here...I mentioned in the thread further above that I lost to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars.Again, it is what it is and it's a lesson.Only myself to blame and have always taken the high road in such instances.As much as I'd like to fight for justice and go down the legal path, it just isn't worth the time and emotion.Upwards and onwards.Become better and make more than you have lost.Each to their own and that's just my personal "modus operandi"

I went through this whole process recently of researching for Real Estate CPA and finally went with referral from friend that also invests in real estate. 

All my friends work W2s and no one I know is investing in real estate so I'm really looking forward to connecting with the amazing women on BP!

I met a contractor through the project that's become a solid 1st call for my next flip and a good friend in the process.