Help choosing a career path

[John Hewitt]

Hello everyone, I am a sophomore in college studying economics and learning as much about real estate as I can. I know I want to be a multifamily investor and start a company to syndicate deals. I talked to a multifamily investor and his number one advice was to get a job at a company that invests in multifamily to get started. I understand that there are many different careers within a real estate investment firm.

What do you think would be the best career path to set me up well to start a company and scale up? Also, what companies invest primarily in multifamily?

Do you guys like this strategy or would you do something different? Also, if you have any good suggestions for me to further educate myself such as books or courses. Thank you all!