Hire a lawyer to assist in the purchase and to review the HOA financials and regulations pertaining to investors.Buy with minimum down/maximum leverage if you hope to gain true positive cash flow.Dead equity and HOA fees will seriously cut into your cash flow and turn the investment into a liability.

Our land first jumped in value when a professional sports stadium was build two blocks away about 10 years ago.

Institutions with good professional programs attract students year round. 

I'm also looking for any real estate professionals who would be willing to let me work for/with them on a part-time basis as an assistant, "bird dog", or whatever they might need so I can get some real world experience.I look forward to getting to know everyone!

The question is what do your state landlord tenant regulations say.

The tenants in a triplex I manage are moving out and hired professional movers.

Your real estate agent should be able to guide you through the FHA regulations fairly easily.

I went to the site and tried to find a professional in my area.

The legislatures continued drive to add regulations for everything will cause costs to increase for landlords.Rents will rise as a result. 

We want to be professional and try not to make it sound like we are simply asking for money, but rather offering an opportunity to the lender.