If you can point to some time in your past when you learned something through a series of small steps, you’re going to be fine with real estate investing.Step 3: Know the main moving parts of apartment investingApartment investing consists of seven main moving parts.

Though it is true that you are technically an investor, as a landlord, your main business is serving other people’s needs.I did that for over three and a half years.

Assess the convenience of any potential investment property by considering typical walks to class, libraries, or—if applicable to your town—a downtown area (think shops, restaurants, or bars).Don’t expect tenants to sign long-term leases.Considering that the majority of renters will be students, tenant turnover will be high—undergraduates especially tend to change housing year to year, meaning renters who are willing to sign a lease over one year will be few and far-between.Instead, encourage lease “pass-downs”.One main concern in real estate investing is vacancies—a valid concern, especially in a college town, where the rental off-season between semesters will deplete the prospective rental pool.

The main issues I’ve experienced are with the tenants that don’t like me enforcing the rules and they end up leaving

I think my main problem is that when there isn’t an ideal comp i start overthinking and i’m not confident with my numbers.

The house is in a desirable vacation area and I am planning to rent the main house out on Airbnb.

Hello, We have been Building some Multifamily out west for few years mainly NM , Tx area 4plexes and 30 units or less/Type A complex and students housing/apartments near major universities 20k plus students.

We've mainly been interacting with Peggy who I guess is the city attorney.

Mainly anything in the southeast, Texas, Arizona. 

Hi Everyone,My wife and I now own 3 properties (4 doors) across two states (Maine & Mass).