If you succeed you will like it and stay in for long term -- Some comments by Laura are good.I am engineer - and had four ( 4) rental homes --for over 18 years while still working full time --Consider as Busienss not just investment --this is not stock which you can buy and sell at any time --yes-some times confusing, frustrating and time consuming --My best suggestion is buy a single family home -- best time to buy now --bank foreclosures-- if you have a college or hospital near by -- buy a 3 or 4 bedroom house and rent to three --students or female nurses ( single) -- find local students or young kids to cut grass and have a lawn service to spray checmicals --get an older retiree for minor repairs and maintenance --and dont be greedy --keep tenants happy -- buy hosue --around $50,000 cash --which should be $80,000 to$100,000 current retail value - do some homework on pricing -Refinance the hosue after 12 months --get cash back and buy another -- if you buy one house every year or every two years and let tenants pay for mortgage --you ahev five hosues in tenyears and get paid in next ten years --you will have over $1 million net worth--all paid for Free and Clear Five hosues-- for retiring in 20 years or early --you do not need cash flow now --keep the job if you like the job -- good luck

My wife's an attorney, so she should be able to help out a bit (and make those student loans pay off more =;-P)Questions:NOLOs Landlord Legal Guide and PM for dummies were mentioned.

(not there now but that's my target area as I am a student there)

I know one investor who rented apartments to students in college towns for several years.

Primary residence mortgage, HOA fees, car loans, minimum payment on credit cards, student loans, personal loans, etc.

When I took the RRP class a year ago, I was the only investor. 80%+ of the other students were contractors with Lowes Home Improvement business.

I'm hoping to leverage some existing equity in my REI portfolio to pay off some student loans.

Hello Everyone,I am a 23 yr old student currently finishing up college in San Diego in September and would like to get into real estate investing.

I was going more conservative and using $1135 because I am targeting students at a nearby seminary/college and their 3 bed 2 bath on campus is $1135.

I guess Zillow can now use its stock currency to make acquisitions in this space and increase its product offerings and audience.