Is it a realistic goal for me to become a realtor right out of high school (currently in 11th grade)? I have the opportunity of going to college (being a finance major to work in RE), working a job (maybe), and being a realtor, but I feel my time would be well spent being a realtor full-time and getting valuable experience in the real estate arena. I could do all three, however, I feel I would be juggling too many things at once while having a lack of focus. I am aware I wont be successful automatically, but I am willing to put in the work and market myself. After becoming a realtor I plan to invest in rental properties.
I wouldn't being a realtor is really hard to do successfully, it is essentially starting a small business, I'd either go to college or get a job and become an agent as a side hustle, that way you have a fall back if being an RE agent doesn't work out. If you do college plus being an RE agent you'll almost always have weekends free from school which is when most of your most important RE work will likely be done.