Nowadays, $100k maybe gives you a solid budget for mostly cosmetic rehabs—maybe a full gut is possible for those who are incredibly experienced and have hourly workers busy on other job sites.

I have zero debt and a surplus of money that I would like to invest while I can due to my job post graduation.

It is my belief they do not do a great job at this, but what is important is that the tenant believes they do a great job at rooting out bogus ESAs.  

Some of them have now quit their jobs and are flipping full time.

The city has fast population and job growth, big companies expanding here like Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Honda, Microsoft, LG, and Anduril, and you can still find properties in the $120–180K range that hit the 1% rule and cash flow from day one.

Might not even have to worry about looking for a job either.

In Columbus the macroeconomics are on fire with all the population and job growth plus huge companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Honda, LG, and Anduril coming in, so good deals don’t sit for long.

People move to a city for a job.

My spouse and I make around $150k combined, we both have stable jobs, and we have a decent amount of savings.

A lot of his friends think that getting a "real job" or creating a "real business" is for chumps.