Should I get my real estate license while I'm still in college?

[Piper Pepperidge]

Does it make sense to get my license now? I most likely wont be practicing until I graduate in two years, but right now since it's the summer I have a load of free time to take the course and study for the exam.

[Ronald Allen Barney]

An RE agent practice is a business so you have to ask yourself first and foremost what amount of $$$ and time you are able to invest in actively practicing it. It seems you're covered on time so then it's a matter of ability to pay up front costs like MLS membership, NAR membership, some marketing costs, and miscellaneous office costs. It's because of the cost investments of running a business like this that a lot of people start out their agent careers part-time, so that a W-2 job can help cover those costs.