If nothing else it will give me practice in presenting & selling deals and my skills.

Live classes are also a good start to build up your network and networking skills.  

@Avery Davis  as others have stated most folks are in denial you will make your best deals 1 to 5 days before they lose the property... its an art and skill and takes a significant amount of porch time.Much like pre foreclosures when it was legal to do here in Oregon ( Ie you could take all the equity)  my best deals were done the day before or the morning of. when the owner realize's there are NO more options.. the uncle is not coming through ..the boat they were going to sell did not sell etc etc. 

Your accounting skills will definitely come in handy when it comes to handling the numbers side of things!

I think it is quite possible to balance the two: make the most out of your education while developing a skill set as well as relationships that can help you hit the ground running once you graduate.

That and it is illiquid and hyper-local, which creates market inefficiencies that can be much easier for a skilled investor to exploit and create "alpha" compared to the stock market.

We're skilled at complex values and have advanced insight in Real Estate finance.

Minimum Skills Needed:Have sales experienceSkilful negotiatorExtremely friendly/likeableCan SELL with Integrity and honestyAble to adapt and learn new things quicklyAre extremely comfortable talking to people on the phone and Skype.

I did so, and by the time I was done, I realized there was no way she was ever leaving Greece, that she was just using me for my skills at that point. 

If you want recommendations for Philly, Lancaster, or Reading I can point you in directions for some other skilled investor agents and team members to support you in those markets as well.