Looking to start investing -- Nashville, TN

[William Allen]

I'm a recent college graduate working at a tech company in Nashville, TN. I grew up in Nashville and have loved seeing all the recent market growth in recent years.

At the moment, I have a good bit of student loan debt. I should be able to pay it all off in the next 2-3 years based on my annual salary, but I've been looking into ways to supplement my income and get it paid off faster.

My job is fairly standard (45 hours/week) and I have more bandwidth. I have some good connections in the realtor world so I have considered becoming a part time realtor. Do you think this is a good next step to accelerate my student loan payments while learning about the real estate market? Do you have other ideas of how I can make side income while also building some human capital? Thanks!