We'd also pay off our ~$70k of student loan and credit card debt.

As we've both had student loans, 2 kids, and for me some job instability, we would need to borrow from family/friends to get to 10%. 

(ours is up 3 miles of steep grade pavement and then another mile of gravel... but the view is to die for)I would urge you to be especially conservative with your vacancy rate - Maggie is pretty much dead all through the winter, and over the years I've seen many, many small businesses come and go because they couldn't make it through the low season.  3-4 months of little/no business is the entirety of your 33% vacancy. 

I am a forever student of life and not just RE Investing. 

Student loans you can kick the can down the road. 

He spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on research every year that he uses to help his students, he'spassionate about his students and I've seen him bend over backwards to help them.

Are there any private money lenders for college students?

I was wondering if I can be a student to someone who is in the real estate field and that doesn’t mind teaching me the ropes along the way

., and compare the property with other SFR regardless if they are used as student housing because they are less than five units.

I am looking into buying a rental property in the Boston area (it does not need to actually be in Boston) but I want to be able to rent to students and young professionals, as I plan to do a micro-unit, coliving type arrangement, and they will be my target market.