@Lane McdonaldOh, and one more thing when you want to compare returns with the stock market vs RE returns.

To work most effectively, both of these techniques need to be “tweaked” or modified to best work with whatever the current real estate market is.  

Market rent 2500/month.

That's about how many overall residential homes are on the market along the entire 400ish mile long rugged and majestic Oregon Coast at any given moment. 

They typically build life-long seller-lead businesses in their market and if you work with a few of the top-agents in multiple locales, you can likely get a good stream of leads going (constant new-business with various owners who might be interested).

Are you curious about what Kentucky's real estate market has to offer? 

What market would you choose for someone starting out and why? 

What market?

I am not sure about the price levels in those markets.

You have a solid backup plan if you get a degree in something useful (like marketing).