Looking For Advice About What To Do Next?

[Cesar Rivera]

I've started diving deep into studying Real Estate using BP and other associated products for the past 3 months. I've read, as many people have, Rich Dad and Poor Dad along with numerous other books from the BP bookstore such as SOLD, BRRRR, Finding and Funding Great Deals, Raising Private Capital, Rental Property Investing, THE BOOK ON ESTIMATING REHAB COSTS. But other ones are Think and Grow Rich, and What every Real Estate Investor Needs to know about Cash Flow and 36 other key Financial Measures. The question is what do I need to start doing to get a step forward into Real Estate Investing? Are there other resources worth studying, watching, and listening to? I've also looked for local REIAs in my area to learn from, but it seems that I am unable to find any, are there ones here that I am unaware of?

I planned on getting my Real Estate license for my State as soon as I graduated high school and working as an agent so that I can gain experience from that side of Real Estate. Though I do plan on attending college while I work as an agent, I am curious about what others would do in my situation. Would it be better to focus completely on college and learn Real Estate on the side, or perhaps have a mixed balance of working in the industry while pursuing my education?