I'm a pilot too but just for fixed-wing (and just a side gig as an CFI for fun).

Real estate, unfortunately, is currently a side gig as it is not something that can fully support me at this time.

He tells me that there's some pretty significant benefits for getting my license, but I have to preface that with the fact that I have a regular W2 and am not going to work anywhere near a full-time gig as a realtor; I'd be surprised if I had more than 100 hours in a year in it total.

I'm self-employed, and have a fairly decent gig as an airbnb consultant/property manager, but I just started in April, and my last 2 years tax returns show very little income.

If you don’t mind living at home I agree with everyone here just keep that gig as long as you can and save some bucs!

I brought with me quite a few contacts from my last gig as an Acquisitions guy, but now I have folks from one end of DFW to the other.

By the way, if you become a highly paid real estate professional for a decade or so...you could be the guy buying turnkey rental property from a college kid and using that to build your investment portfolio while you experience no drop in your lifestyle from a decent corporate gig as long as you're disciplined with your money.

Did you give up the umpire/referee gig? 

Dealing with pre-foreclosure sellers is a tough gig as a principal, I def wouldn't do it for a client.There will likely be some heated competition, but I recommend knocking on the sellers' doors or calling/texting them and asking if they want to sell the home to you. 

-I am attending class to get my realtors license in a few weeks and plan to start helping clients buy/sell houses as a side gig as I continue to work full time as a nurse until my network is large enough to work as a nurse part-time-I plan to continue to add buy-and-hold rentals to my portfolio by seeking properties that I can walk into with significant equity -Hopefully obtain some properties through creative financing options such as owner financing or utilizing the BRRRR method with private investors capital If you are in the KC Area, feel free to reach out - always up for networking and even partnering on a deal possibly!