Advice for a aspiring Commercial Real Estate broker
Hey guys, first of all I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this. I’m currently 19 and just finished my first year of college. I’ve landed a paid internship at a small brokerage company in CO. Before this I’ve always had interest in real estate, but after the last couple weeks of my internship I’m sure Commerical real estate is what I want to do. I’ve always wanted to find something that I was passionate about and would actually enjoy doing as a career. My plan is to get a degree in accounting or finance from the University of Colorado with a masters in real estate. My question is what advice do you guys have for me as someone young who wants to prepare for the future in this industry? I’m learning a lot in my internship, I got extremely lucky because although it’s a smaller based company they bring me in on various deals they’re working on and try to give me as much first hand experience as possible while also giving me assignments. Plus Denver is growing at a unbelievable rate and I feel it’s a great time to be learning about this industry. I know the first step is to get through school, but what can I be doing in the meantime to better separate myself from competition when I graduate? 
[{"id": "e0g3w0y", "text": "Network your ass off. Join ULI, work on adding everyone to your linked page. Figure out where the heavy hitters went to school and then ask them for advice on networking if they went to the same school as you. Usually there is a fraternity ect which is how everyone knows each other. \n\nLearn your market, attend city council meetings, you want friends before you need friends. \n\nMasters is not necessary as experience trumps that, or at least that is my experience. People think they need more education but that is a stalling tactic by timid people. You don't need to be a genius to do real estate, lots of rich morons here, but it takes a very driven person to stick it out and learn what they cannot teach you in school. \n\nGood luck! ", "replies": [{"id": "e0gluiz", "text": "Masters is nice, connections are better...", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e0g4sf9", "text": "Instead of getting a masters in real estate, take a CCIM class or two and see if that isn't a better way to go.", "replies": [{"id": "e0luf2q", "text": "iirc you get pretty good student discounts too.  Def take advantage of any student discounts you get from ccim, irem, etc OP.  Take some argus too while you can do it on the cheap.  As soon as you graduate all this shit costs 5x more.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e0g5hkr", "text": "CCIM.\ud83d\udd1d. This guy is correct. Education is great but a focused career based one helps tons if you know what you want. Get as many designations as you can and don't be afraid to spread them around, ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e0gqf82", "text": "Get your degree in finance. Network 24/7 try to meet as many power players in your area as possible. Seek them out but don\u2019t be annoying, it\u2019s a balance. If you meet 1 person in CRE a week until you graduate you will know the city and have whatever job you want. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]