[Python] Extending Custom User Model - Multiple User Types in Django

I'm relatively new(er) to django but very excited to learn such a versatile framework. I'm working on a project where I will have 2 user types, account 1 and account 2. Account 2 will have the ability to "add a user" to their account. Think of account 2 as a company who can add users to their company.

So far I've extended the generic User model and have created a class for each of the account types but I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly. Ultimately I will want to create a login/register form for each of the account types - similar to how ziprecruiter functions so some advice on how to approach that would be awesome too if possible.

class User(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
email = models.EmailField(_('email address'), unique=True)
is_staff = models.BooleanField(default=False)
is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
date_joined = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)

USERNAME_FIELD = 'email'
REQUIRED_FIELDS = []

objects = UserManager()

def __str__(self):
return self.email

class account1(User):
profile = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='+', null=True)
# account 2 fields here
first_name = models.TextField(max_length=30, blank=True)
last_name = models.TextField(max_length=30, blank=True)
location = models.TextField(max_length=30, blank=True)

class Meta:
db_table = 'account1_user'

class account2(User):
profile = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='+')
# account2 user fields here

class Meta:
db_table = 'account2_user'


Am I doing this correctly? What's the best approach to creating a login/registration form for each type of account? What's the best approach to creating a model that will allow for a user of a user type (if that makes sense)?

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