<prompt> Human: So my Grandpa has a college savings account for me which currently has roughly 35,000 in it. The thing is my parents never touched it and made me pay for part of college. Along the way I gathered 35,000 in debt Im about to graduate in 2 weeks. My Mom who has been a realtor for almost 30 years and has had a lot of success flipping houses with my step-dad has always promised me that the money would go to me after I graduate. She recently presented me with the option of buying me a condo with this money. She has a lot of experience so it would be completely payed for, so no mortgage, and would likely be worth between 50,000 and 70,000 you throw enough lowball offers and eventually the bank will accept. We deal with exclusively foreclosures and I have construction experience to fix it up. So once it has been fixed up I would be able to sell it for substantially more than the 35,000 that I paid for it. My Dad on the other hand believes that going this route is a huge mistake and I should just pay off my 35,000 in student loans. So my question is what would you do if you were me, pay of my loans or invest in real estate and why?  <response>: So my Grandpa has a college savings account for me which currently has roughly 35,000 in it. Honor the intention of the money and pay for your college education. How shitty are you going to feel if you lost all that money on a bad deal and have to look your grandfather in the eye? 