Student Debt 60K, have 30K to invest, need advice

[Nick Pacheco]

What would you do? Ideally, I would like to buy a duplex or a SFH 3/2 20% down using a conventional loan. Would you say pay off the student debt first or pay it down more?

Any tips? Further comments are much appreciated!

[Joe Sadusky]

@Nick Pacheco  I suggest finding a duplex and living in one of the units as an owner occupant.   Since you will be living in the unit, you can put little money down.  If you find a good deal (below market average) you should be able to do a cash out refi and use some of that money to pay down on your student loans.   I was in a similar situation as you, but had double the student loan debt.  A cash refi on my first house hack allowed me to pay off half of my student loans and still had money set aside for my next investment.