Pay off student loans before purchasing a rental property?

[JP Desmet]

Hello all,

I am in my final semester of college and have received my first full-time job offer, which will be part-time during my final semester before transitioning to full-time upon graduation. I was planning on taking the money that I will be making during this time period to pay off the 17k of loans that I have and then saving up for a down payment on a multi-family investment property for later in 2020. Looking for suggestions on if I should look to purchasing a property and then paying off loans or sticking with my original plan. Also, any advice on the best way to look for and purchase the investment property would be appreciated. I have listened to approximately 100 BP Podcasts and read 4 BP books on Real Estate investing so I believe that I have enough knowledge to begin my real estate investing journey and am excited to get started!