If this number is closer to 20k or 30k (all costs included), I may need to just delay this endeavor until I graduate.

I've been really interested in getting into real estate, and I just graduated college last year.

You could however buy it, live in it and then later on turn it into an investment property.I'd personally recommend looking into a multi unit FHA loan. 3.5% down and you'll have any easier time qualifying in your situation (new graduate, high student debt, ect) This will give you the opportunity to use the tenant income from other rented units to qualify for the mortgage.

@Nicholas Espero in order to get a VA loan you need to have "income", not nesscalry a job, if hes at 100%, that's more then enough to cover a mortgage, i would  call  https://www.veteransunited.com/to talk about your situation futher and let us know what they say, also there a mortgage program for recent college graduates, check out the link below, has some great infohttps://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Recent-College-Graduate-What-are-my-chances-for-a-loan-approval/481782/

I graduated in the top 10% of my class in high school. 

My goal is to start out buying cash-flowing properties (SFR or MFR) at a lower cost (approx $100k - $150k) to gain experience, then maybe graduate to either nicer/more expensive properties or bigger MFRs.  

or if they were graduating a school of some sort and relocating to a new city with no previous rental history?

Hello BP community, I graduated from college in 2016 with a BS in psychology and a minor in business.

Hello BP community, I graduated from college in 2016 with a BS in psychology and a minor in business.

Hi all,My name is Ashley, and I just recently graduated from Lee University near Chattanooga, TN.