I think your concern is likely justified to a certain degree.

(Heck, throw in marketing and management courses and you've got the functional parts of most business administration degrees.)It always drives me nuts when I see people spend thousands and thousands on expensive real estate 'courses' or 'mentors' when that money could have been spent a lot more productively learning some basic business principles at a local college.

The running joke in my fraternity was that most of the kids were on the 5 year plan - 5 years to get a 4 year degree from a liberal arts school.

So do you think the college degree is worth it?

Not in a bad sense, but realistically, there is a degree of separation between instutional capital and its capital owner.

Rather than taking certain "Requirements" to get a degree.

Also search for Subject-to, Sub-2, they may be very similar and to a lesser degree Lease-Options.

You dont need to be a business major, but it will help you.Get an engineering degree , law degree.

I understand the importance of getting to my local REIA club and reading as much material as I can, but for a some who is at a stage where I am heading toward a four year degree in both Finance and Accounting what would any suggest I (or anyone who has recently read Rich Dad Poor Dad :)) consider doing so that I am fully equipped for REI once I leave college.Some Background: I currently live in New Orleans.

I think each can be used as a tool but for various reasons and with varying degrees of success.