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Originally Posted by marcgrat
Invest it in real estate, for example buy a few houses near colleges and rent them to college kids,
Buy a couple $250,000-300,000 4 bedroom houses, rent to 4 college kids @ $2000 a month (i am currently in college and am in this living situation along with a number of my friends)
House is paid off in 12.5 years, you are raking in 24k minimum per year per house minus insurance and taxes and maintenance, etc
So i'd have to say yes, I could make 3 million cash last the rest of my life.
It isn't as easy as that. Granted if you even get approved to buy more than 2 houses, it isn't as simple as it was before. I doubt you'd pay cash for a home, you need a loan for some tax breaks. There are a lot of things to consider when buying multiple homes and renters aren't as easy to come by and if those houses around campuses are making money, how many are you going to find that are selling it? If you just buy any house, chances are you'd have to convert it to be suitable for college students.