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Smart to buy a house in college?
People have lost money buying houses in good to great neighborhoods.  It's a pretty large red flag that you state this so clearly "the neighborhood is pretty bad." I'd rather buy a bad house in a great neighborhood, and spend my weekends fixing it up, turning sweat equity into real equity. A two year bet? I'd pass.  Close to the school, high demand area, and my answer might change.  (And, "welcome, stranger")