Gaining Real World Experience

[Jack Kolton]

What's up everybody,

My name's Jack, I'm from Alexandria Virginia and currently a sophomore at the University of Colorado. I'm really interested in pursuing Real Estate Investing in the future and am looking for a way to learn and gain experience while I continue to stack the capital for a downpayment.  

I just wanted to see if anybody on here had any recommendations on ways to get experience and mentorship as a young person in the field before actually starting to invest. I'm really looking to find something I can do along with school or during the summer. Whether its property management, or home improvement, or anything else I'd love to hear about any way to get real world experience before I'm ready to start buying. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas I'd appreciate any input. 

Thanks!

[Greg W.]

Go work for a property management company as an on-site cleaner, handyman, leasing agent, whatever. Work for a brokerage or an agent as some type of assistant. Same thing could be done with a design/build company. Or just shadow them during the year, without a a job, to see what the job is like and if you would want to do the type of work they are doing. A mortgage company could be another option. Try them all and see what you like.