^ what he said, espicially if you can get your hands on either a multi-family home or waterfront property. With a multi-family, you can live in it and pay down the mortage with rental income (basically live for free if you play it right), and waterfront property NEVER goes down in the long run. I plan on buying a lake house as soon as I get out of college, and building up a portfolio over time. Of course, that's the plan, I'll probably end up blowing the money on fast cars and expensive women
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