I have a somewhat friend I went to school with who is now a general contractor.

Located in an established working neighborhood with great access to a park and school, and near a quaint commercial district.

I’m unsure if I need to just focus on school now and switch gears after I get a career established, or if there may be another way to start sooner.

Im in school as well as working full time but I’ll be honest— living in New York is so expensive and between student loans and not being able to do overtime while in school i realized I don't want to spend my life putting hours in the hospital just to get by.

Are you wondering about schools for post-licensing training or brokerages to join for becoming active as a broker?

Few landlords and PMs do this and I just don't understand why.Housing Authorities' ease of business varies widely across the country but I find in general, once you learn the processes, you can count on them every time so if something isn't going as it should, you can reach out to keep the train moving on paperwork and such.Feel free to reach out if I can help further.

I’m planning to get my real estate license but I don’t if I should get through a real estate school or a brokerage and why ?

A plane passing overhead will sound like a freight train and depress property values along those flight lines.

My plan is to sign with a brokerage near my college (Elon, NC) and do rentals in my free time while at school.

I would recommend attending some training sessions organized by the local realtor association with which you plan to align yourself with to help network with the local agents and familiarize yourself with the local loan officers in the area (these events are usually sponsored by the local lender branches) and the start to finish process in the RE transaction.