If I read your post correctly, I'm lead to believe your primary income is going to be as a Real Estate Agent, and that's how I'm going to advise you. First of all, start arming yourself with knowledge (there are tons of great podcasts, books, and YouTube videos available) and work to pick a brokerage as quickly as possible. In fact, go ahead and have your brokerage picked before you even get your license. Most will be happy to let you start attending training and office events.
When picking your brokerage, remember, the people you're talking to are typically trained salesmen and they will be able to make their brokerage sound great if you let them control the conversation.
Specific questions that you can ask and compare among brokerages would be;
1) how many transactions are your typical first year agents involved in? (the industry average for an established agent is 16)
2) what does the first 90 days at your agency look like?
3) what is your turnover rate? (industry average is about 80% failure rate in the first 2 years, something like that)
4) What is my split? for example, my brokerage gets about 15K a year and then 5% of transactions
5) What kind of training or mentoring programs do you offer for new agents? (they range the gambit from no-training-sink-or-swim, all the way to We-will-drag-you-to-success if you show up. Don't forget you can start at a high cost brokerage with great training, get your feet on the ground, and then switch to a brokerage with better compensation!
Those are what I could think of all the top of my head. Talk to them about your real estate investment ideas. Some brokers love that stuff, some don't. You just have to find a broker that's going to be a good fit for you.
I hope this helps you in your journey, feel free to reach out if you need anything!
