3 Tips for a recent college grad

[Mike Lee]

A neighbor of mine is graduating from college in December, and wants to get into real estate investing. I have directed him to this community, however with the holiday weekend here, felt some may entertain the question posed:

what are 3 tips you would offer to a college graduate, looking to buy a rental property in 2021, as well as focus on paying off his $44K in student loans?