IT kinda freaked me out that I might make the wrong choice, so it propelled me into a massive quest for investing education.

But as Robert Ellis mentioned above, if your risk tolerance is a little higher there are some inner city areas that are undergoing massive changes and the appreciation is much higher. 

It’s legwork, massive legwork.

Zillow's massive ad spend is highly effective at getting in between agents and clients. 

Meeting people during this phase will make a massive difference, but if I move to another state after my four years of college, most of those relationships won't be important.

I've been sitting on the sidelines way too long and need to take some massive action. 

Unless you are doing above a certain $ value, getting into a syndication will be a massive waste of time and money. 

Don't want to pay massive taxes.

An extra $5 an hour over only 6 months (Which is how long I'd work there, maybe 7 if it stays warmer outside longer than normal)  is 5k which is miniscule in the grand scheme of things but is massive for me to acquire that first property.

This is a massive loss maker based on; low income area you live an hour awayrent only covers mortgage, taxes, insuranceLow income tenants is a specialized area.