Would a finance degree or a career as an appraiser be my best route?

That's a gut instinct call to some degree. 

The degree to which you want to plan ahead and consult professionals depends on your risk tolerance.

Money is made when there is a large degree of predictability.During the civil war a dozen eggs would cost a weeks wages.

Hi Everyone,I'm a new member, and I recently graduated with an economics degree, but I did not get a minor in RE.I live in CA and since I already have a bachelor's I was thinking about trying to get a broker's license.Should I get an associates degree in RE to meet the CA requirements (minor in RE) to take the broker's exam?

Hi all,I am starting a new job on Monday after getting my degree.

Nina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature and Linguistics and an MBA degree in Finance and Portfolio Management from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, where she also obtained certifications as a Contract Auditor and Investment Specialist.

I also went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

In fact, before going back to school to complete my engineering degree, I had worked at that gym when the local hospital owned it years before (the gym, not the shopping center)!

I went to college, not that it is mandatory,  and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.