I am a recent college graduate who worked in finance immediately after college, but knew that real estate was the path I wanted to eventually go down.

Many years at this point haha but I graduate with my masters in social work this May!

So, with large numbers of new graduates entering the field who are CHEAPER, someone established in the field may soon find themselves with "golden handcuffs" unable to find positions with the same pay as they are replaced by these younger cheaper options. 

Usually it is a leftover from a child or grandchild getting a mobile home and then graduating to building their own home. 

I make roughly 150k annually but have 200k total in student debt from graduate school.

Anyways, I want to start learning everything early so I can get started after I graduate high school.

The bars and coffee shops is a good visual indication to show where the young professionals and college graduates are flocking too which usually equates to a higher price tag area on the rise.

Knoxville isn't a luxury market. widen the gap and do new construction. find infill plots of land in better locations and have more control. work closely with a builder who Is working with investors. we have flippers who did hundreds of flips then they graduate to new builds and say it's much easier. if you have the balance sheet you'll be fine. budget 20%. new construction commands a 20% premium and is much easier to duplicate Over and over and much less risk. 

Multi-family real estate is something I am planning on doing after I graduate college and eventually full-time. 

I'm coming at it from the finance side; I'm currently wrapping up my graduate degree in finance.