I do have a question though about giving a student discount and i couldn't find anything in the search.

As a college student, I always figured I could start out as an owner occupant to start owning a few properties in my 20's but after that what is the best way to accumulate property?

I have nearly 40k in government student loan debt, debt that I would love to get rid of.

I feel like purchasing a duplex, living in one unite, renting the other out, and purchasing a deal where the numbers work correctly to where my living expenses would be paid for by my tenant, would be an excellent way to not only help me achieve my goal of paying off my student loan debt, but also help me get a taste of what land lording is like to see if it is a route I would enjoy taking. 

I do have some student loans but DTI after the job switch will be well under 5%.

A bit about myself: I am an 18 yr old university student with very limited knowledge in real estates.

My name is Matin, 20 and I'm a student in Singapore.

I am a new student at Baylor and I am planning on building my real estate knowledge so I can begin investing next summer.

Also @Seth Williams has some information on how his students gets info on valuating of property they acquire.

For lawyers, physicians, etc) and would eventually want to also get into student off campus housing around NJ.