I don't know if that's a fair assessment or not, because I'm not factoring in my student loan payments - I consider paying them off to be 'saving' money.

I'm an 18 year old college student.

I'm an 18 year old college student.

I'm an 18 year old college student.

The tenant base will be international house of prayer students and staff.

You'll have an ample supply of students, but you'll have to deal with the transient nature of college housing.

Boston's rent/sales price demand is largely driven by student housing and large in-city businesses.

If you are going on tho college then I would suggest looking into having your folks cosign and buy a rental to house hack by renting out rooms to other students, if you are not going to college then a job in real estate sales or even construction and remodeling may help you get set up to do a flip property. 

I'm considering student housing; buying houses and renting individual rooms to university students.

I plan living in one room, and renting out the other room to students at the University of Florida.