I recommend new investors treat BP like a college course.

I've only attended a handful (3) so far and I've already formed some relationships with some really knowledgeable people.

I want to focus in areas around colleges and lean towards student rentals to begin with.

I'm definitely reading and listening and I'll be attending my local REI group soon and meeting with some other people in the field. 

We also plan to use our primary residence as an STR once the kids leave for college in six years, and we start spending more time in Southwest France.2.

I'm currently in a live-in flip in College Grove and will be looking to purchase a MFR or SFR later in the year. 

I read about a college student that did something similar with trailer houses and he was a multi-millionare by the time he hit 30.

Muncie has a significantly larger renter pool because it's a college town, but the PM side is going to be more difficult because most of the tenets will be short-term (and there's a lot of competition). 

Introduced to the seller through a classmate in college.

If you have time, I’d try to attend a training and perhaps join a mastermind for self-storage or mobile home park investing.