<prompt> Human: Alternate account because of personal information.Im 25 and currently work as a convenience store manager. Ive worked for the same company since I was 16. My base salary is 43250. This years bonus was about 16K. My husband makes about 40K working at a bank. We have no children and there will be none unless we adopt.Debt: 150K mortgage, 25K in auto loans, 13K in credit cards this will be paid off within 6 mo, 7K in student loans.My job isnt bad. Its not too stressful and it pays okay. My biggest problem with my job is boredom. I dont enjoy being at work. When I was a kid I really wanted to go into real estate and Im starting to get this feeling again. Id like to start as an agent with an ultimate goal of possibly acquiring rental properties andor flipping properties.I realize there are big pros, cons, and what ifs in this industry. But Im lucky enough to live in a part of the country that has a strong and growing real estate market. My plan would be to get certified about 700 and to save up about 6 months worth of expenses before entering this new career. What freaks me out the most about this is the thought of losing everything good I have going for me. Im not stressed about bills, I have history with the company I work for, a great working relationship with my district manager as well as my regional director. There are also talks of me possibly getting a bigger store in the near future which would mean more money. Do I risk all this just because Im bored and unhappy? My brain is telling me this is a bad idea but my heart wants change!Any suggestions as to whether this is a good idea? Other than saving, doing research, and coming up with a business plan, is there anything else I could do to better prepare for a career change like this? Thanks for thoughts and suggestions!  <response>: If youre unhappy with your current job it might be time to start looking for a new one. The best time to look for a new job is when you dont need to. The real estate business can hold a lot of promise but remember the grass always looks greener on the other side. When markets are doing well there is a huge inflow of people looking to be agents. Becoming and agent has very little barriers to enter 75 hours class and a test so the market becomes saturated. Being a successful agent is more than just passing the exam. You will want to find an active office to hold your license and will have to work on building your reputation. You can get stuck with properties that dont move and you have no salary so you might be sweating from time to time.Moving from agent to investor property flipper isnt exactly like flipping a switch. My whole life Ive been surrounded by the real estate business. In my experience, purchasing real estate for investment works one of two ways you know construction or you have a lot of money. If you arent going to be the one rehabbing the property with your own hands you need to have the capital to lay out to get someone else to do it. You will also have to obtain properties which cannot be at retail prices which usually requires some liquidity. All that being said youre 25 so making the move to a real estate agent is far from the worst thing you could do. You could also talk to your current employer and see if there are internal openings that might be kind of a reach for your current experience and see if they might be willing to take a chance on you. 