If I was 30 years younger and doing this from scratch again, when I was in college I would have bought a duplex/triplex that needed work with an FHA (or my VA loan as a vet), lived in the crappiest unit, fixed and rented the other 1/2 units out, then fixed my unit, moved into my van and rented my unit, then refinanced and did it again.

College students, families with children and good schools, up and coming areas, suburbs? 

You’ll actually run into this fairly often so best practice is always for you or your agent to verify with the building inspector prior to writing offer.

Take this as a college year learning.

I am a sophomore in college and hoping to buy my first house soon, so I can live with some friends junior and senior year near campus.

When you go to college, you pay to go to learn from a professor that claims to be able to help you make all the money you've ever dreamed of, earning with the top in your chosen profession.

I have a practice as a Financial Advisor (individual financial planning), and I am a commissioned military officer.

I’m a young college kid, and I’m looking to really get into multi family.

I still want to start out with a house hack for myself, and probably do mainly rentals in college towns but I want to diversify into as many different types of real estate and other investments as I can. 

@Josh Butler Directly out of college I owned two bed and breakfasts back to back for 24 years.