I have developed friendships with several folks who have contact with grad students.

Eventually outsourcing some of the management as I am still developing my Real Estate sales business - which takes up a lot of time. 

I agree that it seems like your strength of current knowledge resides in the development side so yeah, find a local developer to intern with to learn the ins and out of the business. 

Columbus is also experiencing strong population growth, job growth, and big corporate developments from Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Honda, Microsoft, LG, and more, which keeps rental demand high and appreciation potential strong.

It's designed for professionals in the commercial real estate industry who are looking to network, share knowledge, and stay updated on the latest trends and developments in the Houston market.

In the Austin MSA the developers OVER BUILT apartment complexes.  

Winter rentals are becoming difficult because there has been a ton of condo developments built recently and there's a lot of inventory for Winter rentals.Property 1 - Fully renovated 3 bedroom/2 bath single family.

He then sold to a developer who put lots in and built homes..

I moved here from Portland in 2020 to invest and now own 10+ rentals, and the growth here has been crazy—population is climbing fast, job growth is strong, and massive companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Honda, Microsoft, LG, and Anduril are developing here, which keeps rental demand super high.

If you set some goals on getting cash reserves and develop relationships you could get there into real estate in the future but now isn't the time.