I also stay away from downtown Brantford as that is either student rentals or otherwise the school zone is not that good so you won't get the long term nice families (yes there are exceptions I know) but that is my take on this market.

Consider how many of those students such as grad students are working to pay their way through school versus the kids in the big complexes whose parents are most likely paying the rent.  

I mean it's feels about like trying to make new friends after high school lol!

Our son has just started his A school for Sub service and once he learns where he will be stationed initially, we plan on working with him to get a multi family property and getting him started early with REI.I just wanted to welcome you to the site and thank you for your service.

On zillow I found a triplex for 120k in New Brunswick NJ near my school.

I hope to start writing a blog on bigger pockets about my journey, here is the portion of that journey which applies to your question and my personal experience.I always liked working on houses growing up, but followed a traditional route after high school.  

My wife wants to stay in the Aubrey school district until our youngest has graduated so that limits our options over the next 3 years.

It sounds like you maybe using a marketing company  which is just repping a rental fix and flipper.what I have come to realize in the rental game.. one turnkey is a moniker.. there are two schools of thought about what @Tom Ott describes above... many of the Aussie companies thought the same thing but the turn key companies were controlling everything and hiding issues since they controlled it all..

I have this current year off from school and began Physician Assistant school Jan 2018.

I will be attending a top school this upcoming fall, and planning on studying Business Administration.