I live, work, and invest in the Wheeling WV market.

Welcome to my weekly take, A Skeptical Real Estate Dude, coming at you live from Nashville, TN.

It's probably the best way (in my opinion) to get your feet wet at a young age, have an appreciating asset and keep your living costs lower than if you were renting out a room / apartment on your own. 

I'm a college student going into my sophomore year and I just reached the age requirement to take courses where I live!

Rene, where I live, these deals live in the $300K and up range, so most folks have a lender that covers 80-90% of the "cash" and you provide 10-20%.

So time will tell if their actions live up to their sales pitch from our discussion.

Also, I will likely hyper focus in Memphis and Indianapolis, while living in several states away.

He owned multiple properties and lived out of state.

There has been a squatter living in it for about 3 years, that refuses access to anyone that I have sent out there to assess the property.Safeguard personnel stopped communication with me last year. 

The good news is, if it's your primary residence and you've lived there for at least 2 of the last 5 years, you might be exempt from this tax up to a certain limit.