Soon-to-be College Graduate

[Harrison Glaude]

My name is Harrison Glaude and I am a senior in college out of Beverly, MA. I have been doing a lot of reading and research recently in the area of real estate, and using this as a vehicle to achieve Financial Independence. It started with reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, and then Chad Carson's book on How to Retire Early With Real Estate. I found out about BiggerPockets through the podcast The Millennial Real Estate Investor. Through all of this education I have become passionate about implementing real estate tactics to begin my journey to financial independence. 

Where I Stand: I just finished an internship estimating with a large Construction Management Company. In addition to learning a little bit more about the real estate industry, I was getting paid. I was saving the majority of my money (even though I had no idea what I was saving for), so I figured I would keep working towards a down payment for my first property. I am faced with a dilemma: Do I spend all my time and efforts looking for a job right out of college or would it be possible to jump right into real estate investing? Ideally, the faster I can spend 100% of my time within real estate investing the better, but I do realize that I may need some sort of income stream to qualify for fixed low-rate loans. Would it be justifiable to pursue a job while looking for a duplex/triplex/quadplex to live in and renovate while I work? Would love to know peoples thoughts!

I'm excited to be a part of the BiggerPockets community!

Thanks,

Harrison G.