Even if there is increased rental demand in your market (more on that in Point 6), if you're in a high rent area, the data is showing that more and more millennials, young families, and young retirees are moving to the suburbs, for a lower cost of living, safer areas, better schools, and job growth.

The nitty-gritty details and basically those that know how to go old-school.  

These cities tends to command quality tenants and they have great schools.

-how do you check credit and rental history?

-- Landlord name and contact info- Employment / Income -- Occupation-- Employer-- Time at current job-- Salary- Employment / Income History (1)-- Occupation-- Employer-- Start date-- End date-- Salary- Employment / Income History (2)-- Occupation-- Employer-- Start date-- End date-- Salary-- Will You Agree To A Background & Credit Check?

I guess I’m wondering if it’s worth putting under contract to actually really dig into all the numbers by contacting the management company, getting all the history, seeing what can be saved, etc..

Since being new to this, lenders I have had conversations with, all tell me I need to have work history, in order to purchase properties.

Then there is a sale tax break applied, and in some counties, owners do *not* pay for school operating costs, only construction bonds.

Army), I would tell myself to buy a multi-family unit and rent out the other units while I was going to school and/or working.

I went to the UofM for both undergrad and grad school.