College major?

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Allen Fletcher · Answer

@Matt Siapin

Do not get a degree that is related to real estate. Take classes that have bearing on real estate while you are going for your non-real estate related degree. I say this so you have a true back up plan. If it turns out that you do not like real estate or that outside conditions (i.e. markets, world events, legislation, etc.) make it difficult to provide for yourself and family then you can fall back on a degree in a field that is hopefully unaffected. For this reason I have a bachelors in Aerospace engineering a masters in finance and am in the process of starting a masters in mechanical engineering. I love engineering and finance and know that at times one or the other is having problems so why not pursue both?

Happy hunting,

Allen Fletcher

Jeff Copeland · Answer

Business, Finance, Law/Pre-Law, or Public Administration are probably the most intertwined with real estate.

Conversely, you could diversify and get a degree in an unrelated field.

Alexander Felice · Answer

I have a finance degree and some of those principles have transferred over to real estate quite nicely.

Robert Car · Answer

I would ask myself...... what is it about real estate investing that interests me so much?  Is it construction, design, people, math, money, taxes, law?  Once I answered that question, I would look for a major which agrees with that.  Good luck!

Bryan O. · Answer

@Matt Siapin. I would agree that you should go for a complimentary degree that is not directly related to RE. Also look for one that is immediately useful. This is anecdotal, but my sister got her 4-year in marketing and then found out that no one cared about that degree because they wanted actual experience first. You find many of the management degrees are similar in that no one cares about the schooling because the first qualification they want is experience.

Best of luck!

Matt Siapin · Answer

thanks all for the input, I feel like you can't go wrong with business being that it's in everything. Not even going to school just for the degree either but to have the knowledge and kinda get a head start while I'm young still instead of trying to figure it out along the way, and hopefully make less mistakes. Not interested in the dentistry or lawyer either!

Matt Siapin · Answer

haha I literally laughed out loud just now, but ya there's classes for marketing under a business degree so I'll probably stick with that. And also a pretty universal major for a backup plan. Thanks again

Justin Fox · Answer

Personally, if I could do it all over again, I'd be a Pedodontist or any level of DDS dental professional.  You might find it hard to find work as a hygienist, but the money is good and fill-in work is common which would be good for real estate as a main focus.  Anything in the STEM field would be a good choice.  If you were going to be a lawyer/doctor I would be something specialized (patent law, anesthesiology, etc), higher average income.  If you live in a petro economy, NDE/T, process operation and instrumentation are good careers.

Ryan Billingsley · Answer

I would recommend a marketing or business degree.  Real estate investing is built around marketing.

You will market to find deals, market your deals to other buyers, market for tenants, and market yourself to network.  And then go to the market cause you ran out of groceries (joke).

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