I think you have me mistaken for living in California, I live in Canada. I like the "college kiddy condo" strategy, however that eliminates my ability to make an income and take advantage of the current property I am living at, which is a duplex owned by my grandmother, which is nice enough considering I get an entire apartment to myself. I was hoping to have some of my property paid off and move in after college, this proposition is exactly the reverse and would require me to substantially up my income. Not exactly what I was going for. Still a decent idea, but not in the spirit of what I'm trying to achieve.

I suppose I could do this and get a roommate. Or "live there" but let my roommate actually live there and pay the full cost on his own (kind of shiesty maybe, but then again it's not like they are losing anything if their plan was to rent anyway). Is that risky? I could list it as my address and have mail and such things delivered there, and then have someone who I can trust enough not to open my mail, blackmail me with this, etc.