Solid income, over 800 credit, no criminal background (has law enforcement employment history).

I'm married, with twin daughters in junior high school.

Hey @Joshua Nobile,Welcome to BP and good for you to be thinking about investing and real estate while you are still in school.  

We are buy and hold investors based in California, yet choose to invest in Cleveland where cashflow is far better.Our philosophy is to buy SFRs in 'B' neighborhoods that are primarily owner occupied and also have decent school zones.

South Warren is just everyone from the Pershing and Osborne neighborhoods "escaping" the City.Sterling Heights with Uitca Schools is a great value.  

Types of Properties: Higher end rentals in a great school districtTarget Areas / Cities: Kansas City NorthlandI'm looking for: Other investors in the area to build connections, Potential private lenders, PartnersWhy you should contact me: To swap real estate stories and to learn from one another, to learn more about some of the markets in the Kansas City metro area, and for potential team building and joint venture opportunities.Would you want to meet up and network soon?

Types of Properties: Higher end rentals in a great school districtTarget Areas / Cities: Kansas City NorthlandI'm looking for: Other investors in the area to build connections, Potential private lenders, PartnersWhy you should contact me: To swap real estate stories and to learn from one another, to learn more about some of the markets in the Kansas City metro area, and for potential team building and joint venture opportunities.Would you want to meet up and network soon?

Create some credit history so that you are ready to borrow money when you find a deal.

Starting to focus on Ithaca, NY (plenty of grad school renters) and Indianapolis (I'm there at least once a month for work and it seems like a growing city) but open to any and all areas that produce stable cash flow properties. 

Google worksheet) with 6 months of sales history for a large area in NW Illinois.