I am 20 years old and have a B.S in Economics, I would say skip college. It only dulled my obsession for REI but I relit the fire. I would say become a contractor and network with as many people you can involved in real estate. Good contractors are so rare to find nowadays so you can potentially make enough money to start your investment journey. Becoming a contractor can also help teach important things needed in the business. It will be hands on learning and try to work with investors to learn from osmosis. Surround yourself with investors and eventually you can find a partner to start maybe on a single family and eventually start doing multis when you build a track record. This is just my opinion, I am not an experienced investor and actually haven't even got my first property yet. I will become a successful investor however and that is not thanks to my college degree. It is just nice decoration on the wall, bc if you want to be a full time investor skip the BS and get straight into that. You don't even have to be a contractor just shadow investors by providing some value to them and maybe get into property management. Good luck with whatever you choose!