Student Rentals Near University Illinois Urbana-Champaign

[Luke Okane]

My friend and I will be transferring to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign fall 2026 and want to buy a property and rent out the rest of the rooms to fellow students. I am thinking maybe a duplex, but really anything with the most rooms that can fit our budget will work. Does anybody know any good real estate agents within that area? The properties available in that area fitting our criteria are around 200-250k, and we have around 45k combined saved. Using a FHA loan with 3.5% down, is this a feasible goal considering our income will be minimal during the school year?