Young recent college grad just starting out

[Michael Martina]

So I'm 23 years old, just graduated college this past may and racked up roughly $35k in debt. I was fortunate to find a great job making $50,000. I'm living out near Boston, MA and long story short I'm looking to get into real estate investing as a side hustle in the near future the thing is I don't know where to start. My mom is selling her home and promises to give me a slice of the pie (probably $20k). Do I focus on paying student loans first or looks towards finding a property to invest in? I appreciate any ones input and advice. Thank you