Life change opinions

[Matthew Long]

New here, I'll try to keep it short!

I'm 29, have worked for he same company for the last 10 years, the general manager was tanking the company so I decided to jump ship. I didn't make to much, about 75k/year at my job and I've already had another job offer starting at 65k a year. I've never been unemployed before and now my mind is wandering... me and my fiancé are now entertaining the idea of moving to Arizona around Phoenix/San tan valley area (currently in Portland/Vancouver area) and I don't want to go back to the kind of work I was doing. I would like to get my real estate license and be an agent down there. And would also like to get into real estate rentals, maybe starting with a duplex renting half out and living in half. 

So I guess my question is, would Arizona be a good area to become a real estate agent, and also good for finding rental deals? As it sits now I have about 35k in the bank to use, and my fiancé will be working full time at her job just transferring to Arizona, she makes 62k/year but will probably be closer to 50k in Arizona.

Any insight, tips, thoughts appreciated!