Going to college for real estate investing?

[Tanner K.]

Hey everyone! So I have a full ride for any college I want through the military. I have no real push to go to school but being that it’s free to me I want to take advantage of the opportunity. I’m wonder what degree I could go for that would assist me best in my real estate investing career. Right now I’m thinking finance but I’m also considering accounting, business management, entrepreneurship, real estate (yes my school actually has a degree for this), general business. Those are just some that are offered that I’m looking at. Although real estate seems like a no-brainer, it covers little bits of many other areas and I don’t know if it’s better to specialize in one of the other areas, or learn only a bit of it all. I have a huge interest in anything involving money/investing, I’m great with numbers and people management. So any one of these would make a job I love. Any thoughts? Anyone have a degree in one of these areas that can say how it has or hasn’t helped them in investing?? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks.

[Frank Wong]

Hi Tanner,

I would go outside of the box.  I think you go with an engineering or computer science degree. Pick whatever degree that will allow you to get a very high paying job when you graduate.  I have taken several real estate classes in college and its a joke. Nothing you will learn in those classes will prepare you for the real world. In the real world, you need the money and you need a high paying job. Without that, you can't invest in real estate.