Student, Investor, Salesperson

[Dalton Tahy]

Hey everyone! As the title says I'm in the beginning stages of a my journey in real estate. I just moved to Phoenix/Tempe from Boston (learned about the price to live in that city the hard way haha) and I'll be finishing my finance degree at Arizona State. Also, I'm about to take the state exam in Arizona to become a licensed real estate salesperson. While I finish school I want to work, at some level, for a brokerage and continue to build the savings and connections needed to start investing in my own properties / making a career in real estate. I would like to purchase my property in the next 12-24 months, ideally before I graduate. My father is a real estate broker out east and is eager to partner with me on this journey as well.

I guess my question to you would be, what is the logical way to continue or what would you do if you were in these shoes? I have a pretty good framework for what I want to accomplish but the steps to get there are quite murky, as I'm pretty new to this whole other world. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you all so much!

Dalton