Christopher, congrats on graduating college.If your going to take out a loan to purchase your first property here are a few things to think about:1) Your credit (you will need at least three trade lines and they need to be open greater then 12 months each).2) If you have a job that you went to school for, then you will need to be at your job for at least 12 months.

I'm a Real Estate Agent by trade & a RE investor at heart & mind.

Stocks have been going great, I've just started working at a firm and trading our personal accounts, and we're off to a good start.

I started investing (trading) stocks just before I graduated high school in 2011, and have had an interest in real estate since.

You could also buy ETFs which trade like stocks but are mutual funds.Don't forget to set aside some of that money for income taxes.

Within my industry, I work close to contractors and have access to many trades.

Seems like an inside kinda trading situation and a bit criminal!

Started this 12 years ago so I have a built a long list of relationships with other trades and suppliers.

.· Complete flexibility to trade the assets…the borrower can continue to buy and sell stocks within the asset portfolio….· Assets may remain at borrower’s own financial institution (BofI Lending would be added as a creditor/beneficiary) or they may be deposited into BOFI Federal Bank.· Available on all scenarios; all products, occupancy types, property types, Interest Only, etc., and may be used in conjunction with Asset Depletion.· 10% down with no Mortgage Insurance and loan amounts up to $5,000,000 or more….· No charge to lock - $250 admin fee is the only cost of this program.· Compensation is paid out based on the higher loan amount Sample scenario of a loan · Transaction Type: Purchase· Purchase Price: $2,500,000· Loan Amount: $2,000,000· Property Type: SFR· Assets: $2,000,000· LTV: 50%· Effective LTV: 80% (with pledge)

I know that there's nothing like hands-on learning, so I think its a good trade-off.