@Justin SegarraI've rented by the room on 2 properties in Reno, NV close to the University to young professionals and students. 

I plan to convert it into student rentals.

I had lived in Athens GA as a grad student (2010-2016), however, I now live and work on the west coast.

I also recently updated in a student housing value add and a Marriot hotel in Ga. all through CrowdStreet.

Not sure how close you are in terms of proximity to the university but my Dad bought property near a university for over 30 years and eventually a developer came in and bought everyone out and added luxury student housing and shopping with a huge payday for all the owners who had bought many years before.

There is no housing for the student that go there and I know first hand a lot of students commute 90 min or more 4 to 5 day s week. 

I'm an MBA student learning about commercial real estate (acquisitions).

An example of my training can be found at my site here - https://nhbig.com/training-paidMy students come and go and some make it and some do not, for the same reason I just mentioned - we just don't take the time and focus needed to master it!

Based on what I see so far, I believe that they do have complete coaching and support system to make their students successful.  

As I think cashflow is quite important at the beggining (but gaining equity is more important in the long run), to start off I have thought about sub-renting, renting from a mum and pop landlord and explaining very clearly (and maybe paying extra even) I want to airbnb it or rent by room for students.