Save some other money to start your real estate career.

(He and Suzanne were only married for eight years, so she had a good career choice.)My best friend in the business recently sold out and netted about $16,000,000.

There are a lot of great resources in the Baltimore area to help you along in your real estate career.

I think the bad reputation and high crime has held it down for quite sometime, but now new forces are moving in to develop residential and commercial space that will be close to the new Georgia Dome and Turner Field Redevelopment as well as the Beltline.

reputable company is more like an insurance for the follow up service in case tech screw up in field. referral is likely the best option, just need to search who you have in the area.

My wife and I are laying the groundwork to start a new career as real estate investors.

Many members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate brokerage, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.There are some pretty cool discounts on various products and services offered as Perks to BP members that you might want to check out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/pro

btw, I think there's a couple of BP podcasts of young guys who bought a house to stay in during their college and it was a great springboard for their investing careers.  

I am keen to learn more about how I can get into this growing field.

Relationships are important and burning any bridges in the beginning of a career is a recipe for a short career.