Be cognizant of the shiny object syndrome - chasing the newest and best software.

Map out the route you want to go based on your current real estate knowledge, then constantly be adjusting the direction you're headed as you learn more and more.You hit the nail on the head, this industry has several different avenues to take; beware of shinny object syndrome, because just as you start gaining momentum in one direction, you'll be pulled in another. 

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.

Little joke there as I do try to avoid the “next shiny thing syndrome” but this perked my interest.

As it turns out, the virus stimulated what I call a syndrome akin to the post-911 mentality.

Since you're likely going to be house hacking, I would avoid getting caught up in all the other ways to make money in real estate (AKA Shiny Object Syndrome).

I tend to have shiny object syndrome but have been trying to get better about focusing on a niche as opposed to jumping all over the place.

http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/07072020_corelogic_hpi.aspof course the article has penultimate paragraph syndrome, where they equivocate at the end. 

@Stella Xu I feel like this trend has been happening for over a decade and is simply accelerating because of COVID post-quarantine syndrome (“Honey, we need to move”) and Work From Home.

If you know your criteria and if it's written down and adhered to, it is far less likely that you are going to fall into the shiny object syndrome.