I'm also still in school and have ~$10,000 in deferred subsidized student loans, though my new job offers a program that will now begin to pay for my education costs moving forward.  

The community is suburban Atlanta and has many quality neighborhoods and is anchored by a great school district.

I know it works for me :) I love that you just got back from Barcelona and went to school there.

The property is in good school district and the houses around it are significantly priced higher (~20% higher).

There are dozens of other factors in your criteria but you get the point for multi-family.If you're doing single family look for areas that have good school districts, large populations, high list-to-sales price ratio, low days on market, path of progress, etc...You don't need algorithms.

Always search for the places that have right connectivity to schools and hospitals.

We both work full time jobs (I am a sales manager of a Toyota store) and she is a school teacher so the real estate license may take time.   

Naoise,What area were you thinking of investing in and where did you go to school?

Also looking to acquire the skills to eventually build a house from the ground up.Right now I'm still enrolled in school majoring in business management and debating if I should go for a dual major in IT.

I'm 18 just graduated high school and currently working full time at a pharmacy delivering medications.