Greetings: I am new, young, and full of questions!

[Noah Povis]

Hello BiggerPockets community! 

My name is Noah. I am currently a junior at Penn State University and I have just been gifted a large amount of money (in the 6 figures range) and I am looking to invest part of that money into real estate. I have just started reading "The Book on Rental Property Investing." Upon reading the first chapter, the author tells me there are several different types of real estate investments, not just rental property investing. Now this got me thinking about what type of real estate investing would be best for me? What books should I read to figure this out? That is why I have joined this community. I hope to not only learn from you ladies and gentlemen, but I also hope to reciprocate that knowledge through my own future experiences. 

SO, in summary. I suppose my first question is the ones listed above: 

what type of real estate investing would be best for me 

Or What books should I read to figure this out? 

Thank you everyone and I am excited to be apart of this intellectual community!