Hello there Bigger Pockets community!

My name is Marcus and I am a 21 year old student at UCSB! I have always had a love for well designed homes, especially nice kitchens haha. My also has used to be a real estate agent but sadly is not anymore. So throughout my life I have always had the idea of getting into real estate in the back of my mind. My friend recommended me to this page and I was amazed at amount of information available. I just finished reading through the Ultimate Beginner's Guide but am going to go back and reread everything again along with the articles recommended to truly get a better understanding and to educate myself before starting to invest. I want to get started in wholesaling and get good at that before hopefully moving onto buy and rehabbing homes. I brought up the idea to my mom and she said it wouldn't be a bad idea to get my Real Estate license since it could possibly help me throughout my career even if I'm just wholesaling and/or buying and rehabbing. I just wanted a second opinion from anybody since I was planning on studying for it and hopefully taking my exam this summer before I start school again in the Fall. 

Greatly appreciated,

Marcus

Welcome Marcus! You do not need your real estate license & some agents have found it conflicts with their goals & slows them down. You might want to think about house hacking a dublex & possibly renting it out to other students. Try & find local REIA'S in which you could apprentice with another investor. Perhaps take some real estate, marketing, business courses @ your college if you haven't already done so. Keep reading & learning every day. Good luck in your endeavor.

Hello @Marcus Tran and welcome to BiggerPockets!

Bigger Pockets is the ultimate game changer when it comes to successful real estate investing. Bigger Pockets is the only way to go when networking with other investors and getting deals done correctly.

Congratulations and I wish you all the best, Marcus.

You are not alone in your real estate ambition.

Thank you @Jack Butala and @Rita Medeiros for the feedback!