Should I get a real estate associates degree?

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I’m contemplating on whether to get my real estate associates degree or just my certification which would take less time but I am looking into getting into commercial real estate so I’m not sure if getting my associates would be much more beneficial any answers from any current real estate agents would be appreciated thank you

Alecia Loveless · Answer

@Joseph Quezada I took many real estate courses at one university before transferring to the University I graduated from. If I had stayed at the original university I would have ended up majoring in the real estate degree and gone into a real estate related field. Those courses proved to be the only real courses that I have used from my time in college. I used other stuff from that time, just not things like Calculus 3 or Astronomy. Lol

I don’t know you need a degree unless you want to go into real estate development or something for a large company in a big city. I think likely just your real estate license would be just as beneficial. The only way I would change my mind is if you live really close to the school, love learning, and just have a bunch of money and time to spare taking the two years worth of courses or however much time it would take. I wouldn’t take out student loans to do it.

Jeremy Horton · Answer

Seems like a finance/accounting/something business and numbers related would make more sense honestly

Get your RE license if you want and learn through experience. You need a numbers background if that makes sense - this makes you a lot more valuable everywhere

Scott Mac · Answer

Go in person to every one of the big commercial brokers in your area.

Ask that question--in person from the hiring person.

Dress for business, and shake a hand and make a friend of the person.

That should give you many (boots on the ground) view points about this question.

If it were me, I would just show up and try to meet with the person, and come back if it needs to be scheduled.

I am talking about meeting with the head broker, not the HR Department....

Good Luck!

Bruce Lynn · Answer

What classes do have to take to get the Assoc Degree?   If you can get licensed as part of that, I would say go for it.  Also if it is the path to bigger and better degrees.

There are plenty of commercial brokers that probably have BA/BS and MBAs, especially if you want to do complex analysis on big commercial portfolios or multi tenant office leases.

I think it just depends on what you want to do for a career....sell, sell complex deals, development, analysis, portfolio management or a whole host of other specialties.  Talk to people who do what you want to do and see what their suggestions are.

I would think Associates is a start, not a finishing point for many people in commercial real estate.

Erik Estrada · Answer

Get your RE license instead. A degree is useless in this field unless it's in real estate finance. Even then you can get a good mentor to teach you.

Lucia Rushton · Answer

@Joseph Quezada what is your goal?

Should I get a real estate associates degree?

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