But, being new, I have little money and being a recent student with a new family, iffy credit, so, I'm not going to easily be approved for a loan, and I don't have cash on hand to put down enough to make a creative deal work.

Signing  leases several months in advance must be very common in student rentals.

I presume students are already motivated to learn, those who truly are can succeed.

You get to network with other students and potential new realtors as well as benefit from the interaction/questioning with the instructor.  

I began my career in managing multi-family communities from luxury to student housing to single family income producing properties.

We also found our screening to be more thorough in most instances.Additionally, we were unable to find a PM company willing to take-on the additional "services"  and perks we offer to our student tenants.

He no longer is taking on students but by using the community you may be able to find a seasoned investor willing to mentor you.5.

If you're an educator promising to help your students do deals, why wouldn't you give them a guarantee they'll do deals and make money? 

I am there as an invited guest as I fund the students deals..  

Other than paying off some pesky student loans, taking a trip to Fiji with 50 of my closest friends, and buying an Aston Martin, I would plan on dumping the other $550M into real estate!