Welcome @Joseph WilliamsI grew up in State College, PA and have some family in Carlisle still.Upon graduating from CSUF I got my RE License and am currently originating hard money loans for a private investment firm based in Orange County. 

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.

I have been looking into real estate investing as a means to build wealth while I work as an engineer after graduation.

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.

I went to school for this and I'm still trying to get up and running.