Mail merge those results into automated heavily discounted offers emailed or faxed to the listing agentIn this manner you can make offers on a lot of properties very quickly, this has worked very well for us in the Dallas / Fort Worth area.However - the MLS is where the competition is.

I listen to a lot of books on business, money and investing during my commute, so I can feel productive :)  Three that I have listened to (OK, it's not John Grisham, but still) lately:The $100 Startup, Chris GillebeauFocus, the hidden driver of excellence Daniel GolemanYour Money or Your Life, Vicki RobinCurrent: The Millionaire Mind, Thomas StanleyFocus and the Millionaire Mind get fairly dull towards the end as it becomes heavily statistics-oriented.

A lot of appraisers adjust heavily for those things so they avoid those comps like the plague even if they suggest a higher value.

I picked up the properties for a heavily discounted price (because they had sat on the market), and had no problems finding highly qualified (and high-earning) tenants that made the place cashflow right out of the gate.Another example: I once bought a property in an A class neighborhood that had an awkwardly-placed stairwell inside the front entrance, which turned off other buyers.

(HEAVILY VET YOUR TENANTS/ROOMMATES)I would say start renting by the room as Matt said.

Anything above market rates creates misalignment with LPs and should be heavily scrutinized by LPs.  

When I was 20+ I met many fellow engineers who invested heavily in real estate.

If this is not in there the seller can give the docs with no issues upfront and then as the buyer gets heavily involved with attorney fees and lender report costs etc. then drop it on them right before due diligence expires with limited time to review.  

Good morning everyone, Here is my situation,TLDR: Should I use my heavily subsidized student loans, which may become grants if I complete a student program, as a means of getting started in real estate?

Or will you be heavily involved and readily available for questions?