They tend to rent for around $1800 a month. 

Because we tend to price a little bit lower and get a better crop of applicants, we see a lot of young people who are exactly that.

They tend to relate well to real estate and are good savers.  

These operations tend to be pretty boilerplate, I suspect- it's just real estate, after all, not rocket science. 

It the apartment is more difficult to rent (I find it easier to rent the smaller ones) or if the timing is tight (moving in within 1-2 months) I will tend towards a full month's rent as a deposit.I also include a clause in the lease about early termination- again a fee of half to a full month's rent depending on how difficult I feel it might be to rerent the unit.  

Without any prior experience, you'll start at the very bottom, a grunt laborer, but you'll still see the nuts-and-bolts of the process.Nothing wrong with DIY Home Depot courses (especially when they're free), but you'll find working on a pro sub crew is worlds apart.

@Kalin Wilson - After implementing an average leased price per sq ft calculation in our model, I must caution against putting too much faith in the number, as it tended to be either way too high or low.

The cities you listed tend to do OK on that front.

(I have dealt with students from families in the higher tax brackets and they tend to be higher maintenance)Pros:- College students do not stay forever and their living situation is very flexible, so if there is a need to get rid of them, it is easy to do so.- Vacancy is rare due to the abundance in students.- Low maintenance tenants - they tend to not have specific preferences when it comes to countertops, flooring, landscaping, etc.- Low Hassle tenants; few students are willing to take things to court and they tend not to fight decisions that the landlord has made.- Most college students have a financial plan for college and are able to pay rent every month.  

And that at the end of the day, HARD WORK tends to be what produces results (in my experience).Wes:"So, given my constraints, can it work?