Breaking into CRE PE Without Target School or IB

I’m a senior BBA student (3.98 GPA) at a non-target school, graduating early, and trying to figure out the most realistic way to break into commercial real estate and eventually real estate private equity without the traditional target school or IB background. I have 4 years of experience as the founder/owner of a seasonal business I own and only one very small internship at a family friend's dev shop. I’m currently completing Wall Street Prep’s Real Estate Financial Modeling program and building underwriting models and short investment memos independently, but I don’t have brand-name internships yet. I see a lot of conflicting advice online—some people say only acquisitions or capital markets analyst roles matter, while others say asset management or owner-operator roles can be viable stepping stones if they involve real financial exposure (NOI, budgets, CapEx, lease economics). Given my background and constraints (currently in Boise, open to relocating to TX/AZ/UT/CO/WA), what paths have you actually seen work for breaking in and lateraling into RE PE? Specifically, what roles should someone like me target early on, and what should I avoid so I don’t end up in a dead-end position? It has been really tough finding off-cycle internships, as I am a 19-year-old senior, and now graduation is right around the corner. Appreciate any insight from people who’ve hired analysts, made non-traditional jumps, or seen this play out in real life.