College Student Preparing for Real Estate Future

[Miller McSwain]

I am a junior at the University of Tennessee studying engineering. I began listening to the BP podcast last summer and just finished reading "The Book on Rental Property Investing". Needless to say, I am extremely hyped right now, and I am starting to plan my real estate future. Right now, I am planning to start my engineering career in 2021 and work for 10 years while saving 60% of my income, investing in rentals when I reach the threshold of a down payment.

Does anyone have suggestions for things I can do before I graduate to better prepare myself for the real estate world? I am going to continue reading books and listening to the podcast, but are there any other things I can do to help prepare myself without actually buying a property? For example, would getting my real estate license be a good use of my time?

Thanks for your time and I look forward to getting more involved with the community.