Across the street they dumped tanker trucks of oil sludge in a field of coal dust. 

This is a more specialized field.

Stores that have since moved-in to the space include Costco, HomeGoods, Petco, Hobby Lobby, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field and Stream, Best Buy, and Ashley Furniture Home Store.Transit Oriented/Mix-Use Developments- Mobile Bay Bridge Project is said to begin in 2020, costing $2.1 billion and consisting of a six-lane cable stay bridge over the Mobile Bay connecting Mobile and Eastern Shore.

I'm doing everything I can to learn about real estate investing (mainly via reading), and there are concerns I have about my future in this field, that I want some more clarification on, and better yet creative solutions.

@Sidney JohnsonReal estate investing in New Jersey is a diverse field with various market conditions.

I was in the field all of the time and I was responsible for estimating.  

I would hyper focus on finding a job in your field.   

I initially talked to Eduardo (mentioned in another post) who fielded me to Tom where I paid $150 for a consultation I did not need at that point in time (although Tom assured me I could talk to him and redeem the consultation once I was in need of his services).

Just a farm field. 

I have no experience in the field and understand fully it's not a simple endeavor.