They are going to attend a University there. 

Given the location, I am interested in renting room by room to SF State University students.

And finally, I began to filter downStep 5: I chose cities that had at least two Fortune 500 companies and at least two universities / colleges, a median home list price less than $300,000My results: 14 citiesWinston-Salem, North CarolinaSpringfield, MassachusettsAllentown, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNewark, New JerseyJacksonville, FloridaRichmond, VirginiaSan Antonio, TexasFort Worth, TexasLas Vegas, NevadaCharlotte, North CarolinaPhoenix, ArizonaHouston, TexasStep 6: Look for population centers that have over 500,000 inhabitants to ensure stable rental demand.

I am a business major at the University of North Florida.

You're doing good by the universe, the lender will do good by you.

Rich Dad Mentor Tres is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in electrical engineering.

I graduated from West Chester University.

If I could go back and start the REI journey while finishing my Master's degree, I most certainly would.I endorse @Kim Tucker suggestion on finding a way to acquire a small MF around the university, live in one unit, and rent out the others.

@Brandon Madden I worked at NYC Deloitte (in their real estate practice group) right out of University and got into my first property within a year from graduating.

I had never known that such a thing as a degree in real estate existed until I found it as a degree program on Virginia Commonwealth University's website (on of the colleges I have looked at attending).