Im new...to everything haha

[Jamison Colston]

Hello everyone. Thanks for having me here on BP. A little history about myself. I am 22 years of age. I'm currently in college at UTC for civil engineering. I have one kid age of 3 and I love trying to find new ways to increase my income. I have for the longest had a seemingly big interest in real estate. One of the main reasons are due to me despising toiling away my life to other people..at their leisure...and at my expense. I hate being a "legal slave". I really want to create an image of "ownership" for myself. I want to be my own boss. Real estate, amongst other things, will be one of the paths I take. With that being stated..I do have a question. Me and my woman(mother of my child) will be moving into our first home pretty soon. My dad owns the house currently and only has 2 years left to pay on it I think. I feel it is a great starting point for us considering it our first home together. If anyone here had this opportunity..what would be some of the things to consider for the future? Such as investment options with this home. I apologize if question lackks clarity but ultimately I'm just asking for tips on where to go from here. Ive looked up things but I sometimes just like to hear peoples responses to my specific scenarios. It helps makes things a lot easier to digest.