College vs Real Estate??

[Nathan Raisbeck]

I am currently a freshman at University of Wisconsin - Stout. While my major is currently Mechanical Engineering I've quickly realized that isn't what I want to do. I've always been interested in real estate and found I could switch majors to Real Estate Property Management, learning how to manage properties obvouisly. Do I really need a 4 year degree to learn how to manage propeties? Should I drop out? What are other resources to learn how to do so? Also i've begun getting my real estate license to save money on future purchases as well as further my knowledge of real estate. Do you think also becoming a licensed appraiser would be a useful skill?