While you are taught certain useful concepts in those years, you also absorb an awful lot of institutional mentality.Then you go to college to "follow your dreams," as your guidance counselor told you, and study something you think will "position you well in the job market," not realizing that's yet another trap, because no one knows what the job market is really going to look like in 10, 20 years.

I am a recent college graduate living in the Utah County, Utah area.

I went outside of my metro area to a nearby college town to do so.

Keep in mind these are college students and I don’t see them renewing as it’s their final year. 

Start at the end (your specific financial goals), and work you way backwards through the prerequisites (much like going through college) until you arrive at where you are at now. 

Except for when I was in college and I managed several developments for a few local developers. 

Out of college, I started my career as a CPA working in one of the Big 4 national accounting firms, but I ultimately disliked providing information/support to the decision makers. 

I went to college in UT so it holds a special place!

Eventually, I'd like to expand the house into a 3 bed 2 bath and turn the basement into an individual unit (to house hack) and go to college in the nearby area.

Hey all,I closed on my first rental property a few days ago, a 5 unit (1br1bath each) in a state college town.