Depending on what you want to do and what role you want to play, would depend on how you should go about it. =)

My end game is to show you a path to financial independence, whether that be at 45 yrs old or 70 yr old.  

This decision often comes down to a simple numbers game.

You just have to get in the game, learn, and adapt as you go. 

They used that period of unemployment to skip paying student loans and then try to get some kind of program/hardship deferral or something aka "gaming the system".

RE is a long term game. 

I graduate in may and I am projected to play professional baseball after the MLB draft in July.

If you’re looking to build long term wealth, accumulate assets, take advantage of tax code, and benefit from appreciation, then play the appreciation long game.

@Brian Burke Your more of an honest man, than a salesman.It’s great that (IMO) the most trusted Syndicator/Operator on here is saying to diversify across other assets.Brian you are in it for the long game and that is why people trust you.

If appreciation is not there, however, it seems like a potentially long waiting game to see if your $60k investment today returns anything meaningful in the long run.