Originally posted by @Patrick Hancock:
@Payson Scott
Extremely difficult decision and one that is often made in hindsight. Take myself for example…I spent 5 long years in college and in hindsight did not need my degree as I am a full time real estate broker/investor. I’m 49 and have a 19 year old son who attends FSU. My advice to him as well as to you would be to get that degree and enjoy the college experience. You can still make money and invest in real estate while in school but if you do not get that degree you more than likely will not go back and get it if things do not pan out the way you want them to. Just my humble opinion.
@Patrick Hancock is right, college will be much harder the second time around. If you dont get your degree now your life will be much more complicated when you are older. Maybe even a family and kids or other higher priorities and going back to college to finish that degree will be the last thing on your mind. I am not saying that what you learn from college will be 100% relevant but like some have mentioned above the degree will probably give you a stable income for you to be able to borrow money later on. The ability to borrow money is one of the most important thing for someone to use to build up their portfolio. Without that lots of strategy will not be possible. For example, the BRRRR or house hack. So I believe your best (base on the information you provided) is to house hack through college and use the degree to improve your borrowing capability for large purchase down the line. You are still a freshman in college. There will be plenty of time for you to build up your wealth.