Make good use of youtube university (all jokes aside) and try to find a mentor who's local in your market.

If you buy a good property that is newer,  in a good location (a town with a big university works well) then charge market rent you almost cant go wrong.  

The Southern side near downtown and Mercer University can be a good area as well, but I would be very careful not to invest in certain pockets (just like anywhere else) of this area.

Trump University Real Estate 101 - Gary W.

Very close to the mall and the university of Arkansas Little Rock 

After graduating from the University of Delaware this past spring, I moved 20 minutes back to Wilmington, DE where I work full-time as an Aircraft Mechanic in the DE Air National Guard. 

While visiting Ann Arbor, I began to think about how I might want to invest here, given the fact that I grew up in Rochester Hills (where my parents still live) and went to school at the University of Michigan (graduated in 2016).

I have a duplex directly across the street from a large university, and typically only rent one (1) unit to students due to the high turnover. 

Second, Austin already has a world-class tech workforce and a several universities in the area continually adding to that supply.

I have a few SFH near universities which are great locations.