College Student Seeking Advice

[Scott Robbins]

Hello BP,

I'm currently junior in college in Ohio and am interested in real estate investing. I'm very early in my journey and am not quite ready to invest, but I am trying to educate myself as much as possible now so that when the time comes in a couple years I am informed and ready. So far I've been reading BP, listening to podcasts, reading books, and added real estate as a second major.

My first questions are as follows: Should I pursue a real estate license now while I have a little more time as opposed to when I have a full time job? Do most investors have their license and represent themselves to save the realtor fees? I don't have an interest in becoming a real estate agent, so it'd just be to represent myself to save money. I'd love any other more generic advice (unrelated to the above questions) for a college student if anyone has any!

Thanks!