Nobody in real estate cares where you went to college

[Jim K.]

Would you agree or disagree?

[Frank Jiang]

Depends on your relationship with real estate.  If you are just looking to make a deal, being able to do proper due diligence, analyze the deal, remodel a house, etc.  No, where you went to college has absolutely nothing to do with your ability to succeed.  That's the beauty of real estate.  You can get in with a diverse skillset (blue collars have a ton of synergy with real estate) that doesn't necessitate a degree.

But with that said, let's be clear.  What I referred to above is good enough for an individual or even their whole family to get rich, but it is ultimately a small-stakes game.  The big players and the largest real estate funds and acquirers are large organizations that absolutely care about what the pedigree of its employees looks like.  It's like working at an investment bank (some of the biggest real estate players are investment banks). They look for young and driven ivy league graduates.