As I am out of state, I need to find a property manager willing to manage it for me, and my agent's contacts don't manage college student housing.

College park and West End is a maybe.

Here in College Station, TX I'd say its no big deal just cross your T's dot your I's, and head on down to the local justice of the peace. 

I was conflicted on DR's adamant position against leveraged debt, however, having a degree in finance and economics I believed I had well balanced approach.

In addition to medical professionals, we also have college/grad students.

Especially if you are going to house hack, if you earn $50k salary on a W2, you can likely buy about a $200k house (yes you need savings for down payment, so that ramen life, keeping the college, paid off car, and living at home, if possible, or with as many roommates as you can find will all help).  

I'm a property manager and I absolutely refuse to work with cosigners (except for full-time college students).

But there are different degrees of sex offenders I learned.

I know that area well (went to college nearby).

I grew up learning maintenance on properties my parents and grandparents had in Akron, then started buying my own after college.  35 years later, been full time for the last five years or so.