It wouldn't be my personal investment choice, but I hate the snow, so I suppose we are all biased to something.Another market I am looking at is Portland, as it has plenty of jobs, a growing economy, a high quality of life, and an increase of 8.5% in property values over the year. 

Welcome @Joe Larson Madison is an interesting place...stop by from time to time...cold as hell in the winter but good quality of life across the board.

My life goal is to develop enough of a cash flow of mailbox money (and internet-based work) to move to Panama with my sweetie and life partner.

My ultimate goal is to make Real Estate my next/last career (no, I'm not close to retirement) and to build steady stream of income that will provide the security and time to do whatever I want.I'm looking forward to connecting with fellow BPers (especially those in the Boston market) and continuing my education which I know will be life long. 

I'm very excited to get the ball rolling and see where this takes me in life.  

A long journey has now taken me here, where I have both a great and personal interest in Real Estate in this new stage of my life.

@David Huynh talk to the residence life or housing department at SCSU (if that's the college you're talking about, of course).Ask them if they would be interested in using your apartment as student housing, or if you could list your apartment with them as available housing.  

Plus, as long as they aren't making any extra principle payments then the single amortization schedule can be used for the entire life of the loan.

I don't want to necessarily say fun, but perhaps rewarding in paying that kind of respect to architecture and aesthetics by bringing an old home to life and then passing it on.

I have been looking over investing for some time, waiting for the right time in life, but finding out there is never a perfect time to get started.