But most have never done it and it will narrow the potential field of buyers.

There is a lot on these topics here on BP, and a conversation with an expert in the field as well as with your CPA will be the best way for you to narrow things down to a solution that will best suit your particular situation and goals.

I joined bigger pockets to meet people in the real estate field to gain knowledge and hopefully be able to provide information that I may have. 

So every year you were in school counted towards the two year as long as your current position was in that field. 

Initially my strategy was buying and holding to rent numerous properties for retirement.

(property taxation as a field of study)Good luck with your continued research and delivery of the finished product for grading.

First time poster here,I've been reading/listening to Bigger Pockets for a few months now and finally decided to commit myself to posting.I found my start in the real estate field at the age of 18 when I acquired a summer job as a leasing agent for a property management company.

Hey BP,I am very interested in getting into the real estate investing field and am actively learning.

When you started in this field did you jump right into helping investors?

We have them and we are proud of what we have :)If you happened to watch the Monday night Football game you would have seen something, I think no one has ever see before, is watching the Cleveland Browns have a blocked field goal, with a return to the house by Baltimore (the former Cleveland Browns) for a loss with 0.00 seconds to play, this was not notable in-fact embracing.