Looking for advice from all parties, especially investors who were/are in my shoes and can help me to navigate the initial surge into real estate while balancing another profession simultaneously.

There will be so many times that the alternatives to this profession seem irresistible;  with commitment and a strong enough reason for succeeding there is only one way to go! 

Just starting out in real estate investing (21 years old, just out of college, no student debt, starting first full time teaching job in Canada in January).

When these homes are rented to students, the property managers are charging each student essentially the cost for a 1bd 1ba apartment for a single bedroom.

@Aaron Hunt my tax stuff is even more complicated than that since I have 1099s (consulting agreements in my profession as S and LLC), stocks, interest payments, as well as W2s and my rental income.

This is why I stopped doing co-signers with college students.

We are aggressively paying down student loans, but I am starting to reconsider saving the extra money every month to invest into this business instead, at least for a little while. 

Do you or anyone else have any tips on reducing the wear and tear college students cause, or how to make a rental more durable?

The socio-economic trajectory of students who have attended a community college is amazing.

Now I'm investing in multis and student rentals to set up sustaining cash flow.