Young investor needing advice!

[Brooklyn Hunt]

Hi, I am a complete toddler when it comes to investing and buying a house in general…Just learned what refinancing was a couple months ago. (I am 20 yrs old) Investing has always been an interest of mine and after a couple months of searching I got hired too an investment company. I am currently working on passing my SIE, Series 7, and 63. I have decided after passing these I want to obtain a real-estate license as well. Now for my dilemma my investment company I work for doesn’t offer any real estate career paths, unfortunately as it is a passion of mine. The company I work for has great benefits including retirement that I don’t want to lose. I want to invest in real state and I want to start as soon as possible. So my question is, how practical is it to work a 40hr week and still being able to invest in real estate as someone completely new to the business? What advice would you give to a young investor?