I am living in the Madison area and have a flexible schedule, would love to get into real estate investing with a full duplex ( live in one half rent the other) but am not sure quite how to do it right now with the market being so hot or if I should invest in other areas of the state.

If you grow into a more complex business, you may then convert to an S Corp, but the ease and flexibility of an llc is excellent for a start up. 

On the backend, I'm working on getting the LOC from all the properties in order to have more flexibility.

. :-) But seriously, I have a sweet deal that allows me all of the flexibility I want, and unless I've cranked the law machine up to 11 because I'm saving up for an investment, I generally split my time between practicing law and other, non-legal business-related activities that don't eat my soul. (4) I am intrigued by this "incredibly good split" of which you speak.

I officially resigned from UMUC in April 2019 so that I could have flexible time to pursue financial freedom through real estate.

This can be a bit more of a flexible answer.

It cost nothing to add it in and gives you tons of flexibility.   

In general with commercial loans you'll find more flexibility, shorter seasoning periods, alternative underwriting methods and with all of that of course rates that are higher than conventional. 

Being able to wholesale and flip virtually in those markets with a great team allowed us the flexibility to live anywhere. 

Right now I am single, so I have a little more flexibility, but I know that house hacking will definitely bring more issues when starting a family.