I will likely end up following the commercial RE path to get a job in that industry right out of school but ideally, I want to find a job in commercial RE where I can learn some skills that can be applied to residential RE investing as well.

I will actually be doing all the work on it to save some cost and to improve my skill set.

Real estate investing can be very successfully implemented as a team sport.One thing I learned from my career in general is that, unless there is a very specific skill set/experience you are seeking, it is best to get into the "field of your dreams" as quickly as possible.Good luck!

Time and again, regulations have proven detrimental to housing affordability and efforts to address our nation’s housing supply shortage.Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation was already facing a housing affordability crisis brought on by a housing supply shortage and insufficient infrastructure.

No website or software can match the skills of a good property manager.Time to rent - A property might generate an excellent rate of return, but what if it takes six months to rent the property and the average tenant stay is only two years?

what your risk tolerance is, and to some degree what your skill set is? 

There's still a massive housing shortage so there's no reason to think properties won't continue to sell, price probably just need to come down a bit given we've hit the peak of affordability in many places with rates going up and inflation.

big housing shortage as well.

I'm very comfortable with myself, it seems as I don't have that social butterfly skills for networking.Like last night I made the first move to introduce myself, shake hands with a gentleman he totally looked at me stated his name & walked away.   

Multifamily is a specific skill set that you need to learn.Follow the posts on BP and listen to podcasts.