That's old school (and I'm 58 years old so I think I can say that).Lucky for some of us, the market above that, the stable rental market, in the stable communities only cost between $35-60k per property to get the same results.  

My interests were never really engaged in school so I decided to save myself from an eternity of debt.

Also great for folks without kids or kids too young to be in school as the neighborhood type doesn't matter.

Well here is the thing, I am really new at investing but I'm a high school math teacher and like crunching numbers.

Great city and great schools. 

I have a dilemma and need y'all experts opinion. I currently living in an 1br apartment which costs me $1390/month. I'm buying a 4br 1 1/2 bath single family home which now waiting for closing for $294.000 which PITI ...

Local info like quality of neighborhood and schools will matter a hundred times more. 

But as we learned in law school, for every rule there are 11 exceptions, and 4 exceptions to each exception that prove the rule.

It's a pain to do it annually but that shouldn't deter you.If you are looking to rent to students, note that there are very specific areas close to the school that students like.

The resale and school system is much weaker in Bryan.