If you could put yourself in my shoes what would you do?

Once I get an actual job I will be more comfortable with investing because the risk will be much lower than it is at the moment (not bc it isn’t risky, but buying a rental property on a part time job while in school is pretty risky).

If you are comfortable then move forward. 

She appreciated many factors of the presentation and investment scenario and felt more comfortable with moving forward on our first investment.

Run a "worst case" scenario and see if you'd be comfortable for a year or two.

Manly macho men tend to believe comfort shouldn't be a consideration.

Would you pay more for your shoes, your car, or your couch if the merchant didn't have to charge sales tax?

When you feel comfortable, and have the time to dive into real estate (college can be busy), I would use the money you saved to start it. 

That should put your sale price at around 100,000 to cash flow comfortably. 

I realize there are risks in real estate but I feel much more comfortable owning cash flowing real estate then the stock market.