Despite this, I'm a bit ahead of the curve and am looking for guidance as to where to go next.Currently, I work for a luxury brokerage out of San Diego as an assistant to a top producer providing marketing and management of all digital platforms; I received this opportunity through DMing multiple agents on Instagram hoping to get a job after my return from a study abroad as a way to learn about real estate.

I am also a member of my local REIA.I hold an MBA and I have been a self-employed full-time digital marketing consultant for 15 years and real estate is only a part-time occupation for me, although lately, it seems to be consuming more and more of my time.

A couple of things:  From all the answers above you can see marketing, particularly digital marketing can be a big hairy beast.  

Most years, in the last 6 years, my primary market has had double digit market appreciation.  

I’m not very familiar with DIG it sounds very similar to the group already there.

If you haven't already, I would recommend doing the following: Read Brandon Turner's book on Rental Property Investing https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rental-Property-Investing-Passive-ebook/dp/B018UTI2DOListening to the BP Real Estate podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcastListening to the BP money podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshowAttend your local REIA meetings to networkStart analyzing deals to get practiceEngage more on the BP forumsAdd a profile pictureAll the best!

One of my favorite quotes by Jim Rohn is, "Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development".If I was coaching my younger self, this is what I would recommend: Read Brandon Turner's book on Rental Property Investing https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rental-Property-Investing-Passive-ebook/dp/B018UTI2DOListening to the BP Real Estate podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcastListening to the BP money podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshowAttend your local REIA meetings to networkStart analyzing deals to get practiceEngage more on the BP forumsAll the best!

I don't invest in them normally but numbers work and over 40k of instant equity and a double digit growth market. 

Investing in Milwaukee by Dawn Anastasi (its on lulu as an e-book).

There's another kind - digital securities.