I'm looking to make my first purchase now that I'm working full time after completing school.

I plan on serving in the Navy as an officer after I graduate for a few years, but I'd like to invest in real estate on the side.

I am 16 years old and currently in high school.

I see good school districts as a strong marketing point. 

That being said I have a full time job and have a wife that is looking forward to painting and picking out fixtures and such when the kids go back to school in the next couple weeks.I had a GC give me an estimate on a potential property and the price came out to around $30k that includes roof, entire HVAC, bathroom, kitchen, flooring, drywall and paint.

State government, which will never go away; hospital hub; education hub, with the state university schools there; and the new nano tech hub nearby.  

If you are not aimed at families either school kids you are much better off.

I have some money to invest but I don't qualify for a loan due to a spotty work record because I went back to school.  

With A&M and Blinn here, we always have a huge demand for rentals during the "regular" school year.

33K in student loans, about 11k on plastic (wedding/honeymoon/school), plus houseMy experience in real estate is limited to spending time with my grandfather growing up.He had several rental houses and would always be working on them.As I grew up and paid more attention to the business side of his work I realized that he was working just to stay busy and not working to create more income.His end goal was always to create more income but he was always distracted by the job of remodeling and updating.He has been my mentor and main father figure for years but now it is time I “upgrade” to someone capable of guiding me in the direction I want to go.I will always love my grandfather but his business sense is not one I need to follow.My goals in real estate are to create a “four hour work week” (gotta love the Tim Ferriss way of life) by a combination of buy and hold and flips.I hope to use this method to create a stable business and then move into apartment complexes.After lurking on this site I have learned about the different rules needed to ensure profit out of each.In my farm area there are many MLS deals that fall into these numbers.Now it is just about raising funds.I would love to find some Sub2 deals.Famous FourFavorite real estate book Never read one.Bigger Pockets Favorite business book Poke the Box by Seth Godin, 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, and No More Mondays by Dan Miller Hobbies include working on cars and spending time with friends and family.These are very important to me and I do not get enough time with my desk job with either.What is thing that sets apart successful investors from those that fail Getting back up on the horse after failing and not letting friends and family tell you that being an investor is a stupid idea.