you can sell and no lose too much money, and look for a good investment, since it sounds like you paid too much relative to rental income  (mine is the same, but it was not bought as an investment, just my last house in a market that crashed so I couldn't sell without pain) Due to my income level I cannot offset the loses but I do see your point in taking advantage of the open window 

Talked with my agent about checking if any of his other clients might be interested in taking it over for an assignment fee.

Unless there is a some urgency or distress , there may not be a bid variance for the seller in taking less for cash offer ( number 1) as the net effect of proceeds will be similar. 

For the fist time I feel like I have the knowledge to be comfortable and confident in taking action, and I have a better understating in all the investing perks of real estate, it’s only made me more hungry to do this.

So come in, take your coat off and stay for a while.

I'm interested in taking a look at any deals you might have.

Try breaking down what it is that is causing you to experience 'fear' in taking action.Try setting yourself smaller commitments that will get you towards your goal and list out what the risks are and how you might mitigate them.An example of a commitment would be to make x offers per week on target propertiesBreaking down a risk might be something like-Risk - target rents not achieved-Action/Mitigation - analyze comps to give you more confidence in the rental rates, model the deal more conservatively so that you can see if it works with lower ratesetc.Do a bit of research and I am sure that you can find lots of actionable help on how to overcome fear of taking action.

I am interested in taking the remaining time before my junior year to learn more about real estate to be able to purchase a house to house hack for my last 2 years of school.

Anyone have ideas or leads on developers, builders, or even aspiring new construction  homeowners that could be interested in taking it forward?

I’d be interested in taking a look