New to Bigger Pockets -- Philly Suburbs

[Peter Hammer]

New to Bigger Pockets and loving it! I'm a 20-year old college student working a grocery store job who wants something bigger and has a passion for the art of real estate investing. I'm a student at Temple University and I'm an accounting major. I plan to become a CPA and simultaneously grow my real estate investment business. I'm thrilled to have bigger pockets, as I do not have many friends or relatives that are knowledgeable on the topic. I was first inspired by real estate investing when I discovered Jay Morrison. I've done plenty of research in the meantime, but how accurate is Jay?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7i3HFOCe9w

I want to get started in the business as soon as possible, but don't know when is the best time. Like I said before, I'm a college student who doesn't necessarily have money for a down payment on most properties, but I am nevertheless eager to begin. What would be the best time for me?

Also, my university offers a Real Estate major. Would it be smart for me to try to double major in real estate and accounting, in order to gain more knowledge on the topic. Please let me know! The courses they'd have me take would be:

Subject	Course #	Course Title	Hours	Attribute
Real Estate	3501	Real Estate Fundamentals
Real Estate	3502	Real Estate Practice
Finance	3504	Intermediate Corporate Finance
Finance	3507	Investments
Finance	3509	Real Estate Investment & Finance
Finance	3551^	International Finance
Finance	4597^^	Seminar in Real Estate Asset Analysis (Spring only)	3	WI
Subtotal	21