REITs and Syndications

[Robert Alcala]

Appreciate everyone's time - will make this as simple as I can. 

Currently in school getting my residential license with the hopes of eventually going to commercial and creating my own REIT to take public.

Obviously I have very little experience in real estate and realize this is jumping the gun. However, to get to this magnitude I would eventually have to start small - what additional certifications will I eventually need? Securities Dealer? Commercial license?

Since I am starting on a smaller scale I would like to get my feet wet with putting syndications together. I've heard co-sponsors are the way to go and bird dogging for the newbie. Any others where I can bring value to investors? 

I'm also living in San Diego where everyone tells me how saturated the market is. The way I see it, especially with commercial and our tourism, there are plenty of opportunities. 

Thanks!