Newbie Here: Getting Educated and Maybe a Costly Mistake

[Bill Ung]

I started learning "all there is" to learn on real estate seriously one month ago. I figured that it was time to start niching down and or even choose a goal, but I had a call with a distant family member of mine who is like a mentor now and he really showed me that I am way way way too early on in the process to already have a choice. Now it my time to learn...

And I do agree with that. I want to avoid "Shiny Object Syndrome" while taking meaningful action and that led me to a false belief  that I had to be buying properties already or I would never be a successful real estate investor. Might I mention I am 18 and still in college. I have a tendency at times to get ahead of myself but I do want to strike a balance with being realistic. 

I get that this isn't a typical nor straight forward discussion nor question, but I would like to open up my mind for how long the "only education phase" can still be. How can I make meaningful relationships without having to niche down? How can I keep being actionable while making sure that I am being realistic?

Again, I don't expect a clear answer and I don't know how to exactly express all of these contradictory thoughts, but I would welcome any experiences or stories of how you just knew the right time was to jump into a niche.

Thanks for reading :)