As far as students vs. non-students, the student body at Texas Tech is growing quickly, in addition to the large quantity of businesses and families moving into town.

You yourself are taking on just a tiny fraction of that sec 8 tax burden since everyone else is paying for it too. 

I also needed to leave my job because of a torn hip, so there is no way anyone/any bank would loan to me without a job (although I have a side job/hobby that I do to make a tiny amount of cash).  

So I see all these videos about tiny homes and it got me thinking after I saw one that was a converted bus.Is there a way you could buy a duplex rent both sides out then live in somthing like that or a rv or somthing.I mean you can buy a cheap one for like 10k it doesn't need to be able to drive just heat cool and provide electricity and toiletrysAnd I'm sure you can build everything you need in the property for not to much

Just food for thought.In addition to HML, there is private investors such as IRA holders (self-directed), people with $ in CDs earning tiny returns (compared to RE), family, friends, associates, etc.

Nothing serious, paint, a tiny bit of sheetrock repair and some light fixture updates on the older one.Anyone have a feel for how much off their asking price they'll entertain withouth laughing at my offer?

it is a matter of quality over quantity... it is much better to submit your article to 15-20 relevant sites than submit it to 200 irrelevant one.

In today's market, it's quality vs quantity.

#29 - Establish few key quality/meaningful connections by providing value vs. high quantity of "business cards/faces" in order to propel your REI business.

My partner and I were looking at a house where the homeowner had gotten really weird with renovations -- walling off rooms to make two small useless rooms, taking down a wall to make one large useless room, and adding a second story addition that could only be accessed by a tiny spiral stair case.When we said this would be tough to rent out, she said: "Oh don't worry, you can always throw in a bunch of college students."