Accounting should I do it?

[Jason Walke]

This is my first post. A little background: I am in the Air Force and I am stationed in Germany. I have 3 years left here. I am considering a degree in Accounting because I want to be a real estate investor eventually. I would actually like to start investing when I return to the states. I have been looking for degrees that I can pursue while I am in another country that would help me in this endeavor later. I also like the idea of an Accounting degree because if I fail I will at least have a good degree to fall back on. I am currently working in the IT field and I don't really feel like it is something that I am passionate about anymore (Actually I am not sure if I ever was). Different jobs that seem like would be a good idea to start off with would be with title companies or firms that work with investors. I would also be interested if anyone has any good schools to get good online accounting degrees. I am currently looking at UMUC. I have heard mixed reviews about this school, but I am not sure if there is anything better out there. Please feel free to suggest jobs, schools, degrees or anything else you can think of for me to consider.

PS. I am probably getting out of the military after this term is up and I am trying to decide with my wife where to live. We are thinking about Washington state, Colorado, or Alaska. We like the outdoors, rock climbing and, the outdoors in general.