I'm a newbie, just starting out and trying to get a loan for my first deal, a single family.  

I ended up doing a single pass on the entire apartment and then hitting the problem spots like the kitchen 3 times.

The amount of money you could (and you shouldn't ever be losing money on any deal at all except on a super rare occurrence) make in real estate is absolutely hilarious compared to anything a "college" related job could offer.

A 1,432 sqft, 3 bed / 2 bath single family home was just listed today in an area that rents for around $1,200 a month.  

The area is now zoned single family residential but this place is grandfathered in and can remain a quadplex but you can't get a mortgage on it.

My primary goal as of right now is working towards finding a great house hack; whether that might be a multifamily property or a large single family home that could appeal to the college town of Eugene.

I have a single family rental (2 bed/1bath) in Berkeley, CA that I bought in 2013.

I've used him 3 times for single family homes and have been very satisfied.

But if you're single, studying and can buy a property you could also rent out to other students, it's a no-brainer to me.

I'd be curious to hear from other landlords what their comfort level would be with a single parent and 3 kids with another on the way.