Career advice for future investing

[Josiah Harp]

Career advice

So I’m 20 years old and I have one year of college left. I will graduate with a bachelors in business management.

My question is... what should I do for a career when I graduate? Here are some options I’ve thought about. All of these relate to real estate. I think I would enjoy doing something involving real estate because it genuinely interests me. Also, the end goal would be becoming more on the real estate investor side of things. I’d love to be able to make an income that allows me to invest in real estate.

Real Estate Appraiser:

I like this job option because it involves real estate and you make money by how hard you’re willing to work. And you can work for someone to start out, but open your own business when you’re comfortable enough to and make more money. It’s not as sales-y like being an agent is.

Also, the amount of real estate appraisers are declining as a whole because of their age and advancing technology. I don’t know if this is a good thing or bad thing. Possibly good because there will be less competition, but also possibly bad because technology is advancing so real estate appraisers may become obsolete.

Real Estate Inspector:

Same reasons as above. Less likely to become obsolete.

Real Estate Agent:

I like the aspect where you can “make as much money as you want” if you put in the work, but I also kinda hate the idea of constantly finding clients. Seems like you gotta be selling yourself all the time. Sounds exhausting for someone like me.

Property manager:

Can work for someone. Have to find clients if going solo.

Loan officer:

I don’t know a ton about this occupation yet. I know you can either work for a bank or yourself. Pros and cons to both just like the options listed above. I find it interesting how financing works and banking in general.

Manager:

Using my degree and becoming a manager of some type at either hospital, bank, hotel, airport, or retail. This to me would be the least stressful in terms of finances, but you’re restricted to a salary.

Any thoughts, suggestions, or ideas would be much appreciated! Or if you could do it all over again, what would you do to maximize you’re real estate investing career?

Thank you!