Thank you Antoine Martel and Ben Riechmann for your responses. I am currently working both a full time government job (working evenings 4-12) as well as full time (7 days a week) as a realtor.
My mission is grow my net worth and use the influx of cash on real estate investments. Everyone I have networked with in regards to my plan has indicated that the beginning in REI or any other business venture is always the hardest part. However, once you dive in, it only gets easier from there.
Upon entering the world of BP for the past several months and reading/listening to numerous articles/podcasts, I feel an individual will not know the true realm of the investment side until they dive in head first. I've worked with investors (as a realtor on both the buy and sell side) that have made mistakes throughout their real estate investment journey and I have definitely gained positive knowledge from it.
My approach is to jump into the REI side of the business however an uncertainty as to which area(s) of REI I should concentrate on according to the circumstances (salary, savings, etc) indicated in this post is what is holding me back.