Getting a mortgage while carrying heavy student debt?!?

[Phil LeNeveu]

So I have a very peculiar situation. I have been at my current job for almost a year (I work at a bank which allows for very favourable rates on mortgages and student loans) but i am currently carrying a decent balance on my student loans but have refinanced them to around 2.5% and have saved up a very large lump sum in order to save for the down payment on one or two neighboring state investment properties.

I guess my question is, will I be able to get a mortgage while carrying student debt and secondly if my student debt is cosigned by my father, does that make it easier?

or what do people suggest as the best option going forward

Thanks