I've moved a lot but I'm single and no kids.

If I could go back, I would have allocated more time to spend with the kids when they were growing up.

You can figure that out by reading through the forums, contacting other investors in your area that rent to college kids, or searching information on the web sites of property managers that rent to students.

The kids know nothing and they get dumber each year I feel.

Grandma is sick, kid has cancer, car broke down, lost job etc.....None of it matters.

Purchase price: $107,000 Cash invested: $107,000 Purchased as primary residence as a single parent to two kids.

The only reason he left was that his girlfriend was pregnant and he didn't want his kid to have a Kansas birth certificate. 

I would live there for 3-5 years, save money for another down-payment, and then try to move out to a larger condo in the city (if city living is for you) or to a house in Bergen County NJ or Westchester (especially if you are thinking kids). 

Don't kid yourself into believing you have the ability to change how these people live.

An odd indicator is the large family furniture heirlooms folks my age can’t give away to their kids like past generations.