There are considerable costs involved in furniture, decor and technology. 

@Zain Butt a Bachelor of Science in Business, depending on the specific emphasis(mine was Marketing), exposed me to valuable fundamental knowledge about economics, finance, management, marketing, communication, technology, statistical analysis and consumer behavior.All good things to know for the RE game, and as long as your parents are financially capable and you are not going into extensive(or any) debt in order to acquire the knowledge, it will serve you well.Also, like others have posted, the degree is not the be all end all, and many successful RE investors are without a college degree...but for some RE related fields that are great compliment to your future plans, it is essential...FYI, most commercial loan broker, commercial bankers, commercial RE brokers, lawyers and accountants. that I work with, all have undergraduate degrees, at least. 

We say take what you need and give what you have.The idea is everyone has a value and it is up to you to find that value.For example, you could be an expert marketer and have zero experience / knowledge in real estate but can add value to someone like me.Your value as a marketor would be finding qualified leads and I would be willing to pay you for that on a performance basis.On the other hand you could be horrible at technology but an expert builder and have all of your GC licenses.That has a value to someone like me that is great at finding deals and money but doesn't have the time to manage a project.In this case you could manage the project for a percentage of the deal and literally Learn While You Earn.You could be someone with a large 401K and be the "money" to a deal. 

If you are a Veteran or are Active Duty (or you partner with someone who is), Chase Bank waives your minimum balance requirements and fees for business checking/savings accounts.This is HUGE because you can take advantage of a big national bank's resources, technology, locations, etc and still get the benefit of having as many business accounts as you need to manage your cash flow efficiently.I'm a big fan of the Profit First system for real estate investors so it's not uncommon for my clients or me to have 10+ business checking accounts.Why I originally chose Chase Bank over the common "military friendly" banks: Their customer service support is available for most hours each day including weekends.

@Bruce Woodruff i like this, I believe even with great technological solutions that does a lot of this already (except smell😂) there's still high value in doing some boots on the ground reconnaissance as i like to call it. is it the market/economic conditions why you're not actively looking for deals right now?

We do charge a setup fee for creating the listing and other technologies when there is a new client.

Challenge working with senior citizen who does not use new technology for rent payments.

Blockchain technology will eventually eliminate the middleman and lower the risks associated with property transfers between parties.Thirdly, property tokenization will facilitate easier borrowing or lending via NFTs. 

I am a Technology Executive at a large company in Dallas, Texas and while working from home due to COVID started researching side hustles to boost my retirement goals.

In 2013 I started searching for a brokerage model that provided more technology to the agents, that's when I discovered eXp.