Any suggestions on the best ways to make the switch to becoming a full time investor and help grow my family's (and my own) portfolio?

Would love to hear from anyone who have success stories and I am open to suggestions.

Without knowing the specifics of the Providence market, I would suggest researching the locations of other student housing providers (ex: https://the02908club.com/).

Looking for thoughts and suggestions on how to utilize these new funds for real estate investing.

I think all of your suggestions are great possible ideas to do this deal! 

I have never been shy of facing challenges and I truly believe knowledge is power (something my grandfather taught me at a young age)I really want to learn everything there is to learn about realestate and am driven and hungry.Thanks in advance for any suggestions or recommendations.

Suggested to do that earlier than later, so there is no liability on a tenant who is not on the lease paper.

They suggest, you buy and place. 

A balanced market typically has around 6 months of inventory, so anything lower suggests a seller’s market with limited inventory.🎆 Las Vegas Rings in 2025 with a Bang!"

Brown, I obviously don't use other registered agents so @Nathan Gesner suggestion is pretty good.