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David Vile
  • Trenton, NJ
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College education to help with real estate

David Vile
  • Trenton, NJ
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I'm finishing up my first flip with a partner; as him and I discuss future plans for another flip then eventually rentals, I want to know what more I can be learning that will help me/us moving forward with our goals. Which brings me to my question for seasoned investors out there.

If you had the ability to go to college for free to learn something that will translate to your real estate business, which avenue would you choose? What would be the pro's, cons? 

I'm currently using the Post 9/11 GI Bill to receive free schooling, I'll finish my bachelor's in Project Management in two months and I'll have ~13 months left to continue going to school. I am considering looking into a Masters in Accounting, or an MBA. I also started looking into using the GI Bill to get my real estate license, and looked at technical trades as well, such as electrical, carpentry etc. I asked a few acquintances and some of them seem to think the Accounting degree might not be all that helpful when looking in the future as a real estate investor. To be honest, receiving the actual degree isn't really important, the learning from the classes is what I'm most interested in, but with the GI Bill I have to choose a degree of study. I work full-time in a non-related reeal estate gig, and have been doing the real estate part-time, so the school is also part/full time.

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