I am a 24-year-old college graduate.

If you're on scholarship and/or your parents have college taken care of through 529 or other vehicle, AND if your passion is engineering, then I would say go to school, read FI and REI books as a hobby, and then channel that knowledge post-graduation to build the engineering life you want, whether that's your own company, or simply the ability to choose where you work. 

Hello, I am a graduating senior in college.

I myself plan on investing in real estate within the next couple of years after I graduate and get settled into my career.

And be aware, if you graduated Uni and right away quit that job to start your “career” job,.. that’ll work against you for qualifying as lenders will prefer to see 2+ years at current employment.

I do not have a formal background in finance but I have done and am continuing to do a lot of independent study, using resources such as several graduate courses offered by MIT's open courseware platform. 

I have just graduated college, bought my first house with my fiance, and work a basic 9-5 during a world wide pandemic.

That is the max you should spend not the suggested amount.By the way I graduated from Bradley!!!!

From my current understanding, he would like to sell his property in a couple of years when his daughter (my cousin) graduates from high school and plans to leave the United States because of Biden getting elected. 

I just graduated college at University of Washington studying Business Marketing.