All Forum Posts by: Austin Collins

I am in a little bit of a predicament. I have a property I am interested in investing in and it would be my first purchase to get started in real estate. I am really anxious to get started but I have also been told to eliminate debt first as well. My only debt at the moment is school loans for a total of $38,000. If I were to pay that off I would have to set back in buying a property for a little over a year. So my question is what should I do first; pay off student loans or go ahead and get started? I don't see why I can't do both but it would just take longer to pay loans off. Please let me know what you would do.

@J. Martin sounds like you are a guy I would like to have on my side. I would like to buy and fix but never can tell what is worth fixing. Always afraid of spending to much money; any advice on this or what I can do to find someone that I can work with that has that knowledge would be great!

@Paul Timmins thanks for the info Paul definitely interested in maybe a multi live to start out. Would love to buy some homes that need a little TLC but I am no expert in that area by any means and always afraid to spend to much money on repair. Wish I had someone that could tell me whether a house was worth fixing or not.

Also would love to join a REIA club if anyone sees this post and knows of a good one in Knoxville TN please let me know

@Christy Glenn thanks how long have you been in real estate in TN?

My name is Austin Collins. I am 24 yrs old from Knoxville,TN and graduated a couple years ago with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. I have been in the work force ever since working as an outside sales rep for a car manufacturing distributor. I like my job and make good money, but real estate has always interested me and I have always wanted to work for myself. I am looking to buy my first ever home and was thinking about purchasing a condo or townhouse because it's low maintenance and I figured it would be easier to rent. But I don't really know much about real estate so I did what everyone does these days and googled it and to make a long story short I read some articles and they lead me to bigger pockets. I am definitely looking for advice and any professional help. I am really looking forward to getting started and doing this for a living one day so I don't have to work for the MAN anymore!