Yes, pivot from fixed income to hard assets and to a lesser degree soft assets.

This will give you a nice nest egg to start investing during college. 

I’m in College Station TX.

I was naïve and inexperienced, and I accept some degree of blame for this, however I feel I have been very misled and there appears to be no accountability for this.Are LPs able to file a Suspected Securities Fraud or Wrongdoing report with the SEC?

They are more common in college towns I don't think you are in one, also with a duplex you shouldn't run into that or boarding house regulations but better safe if you are building something. 

I know that it is a strong college town with the University of South Carolina. 

I have a real estate finance degree, but decided to pursue a different career field post graduation.

Background:I currently am a junior in college who is taking an internship opportunity this upcoming spring with an accounting firm in Dallas.

It is up to each lender to some degree.  

I've learned more in 4 months of listening than I did in all 4 years of college.