Academic medicine doesn't pay great (top software engineers make more), but at least Stanford offers this affordability program to help ease the pain of buying.To qualify we need 10% down. 

Went into medicine instead, and I started to invest in real estate while still in training, cause its fun.

I love working on houses, meeting new people, and am currently involved in the medical field, with the goal of focusing in family medicine while doing real estate finance / investing simultaneously (can be a heavy load, but I'm learning to be tenacious).

In this country we now have more states than not embracing medicinal and/or recreational marijuana.

You must be some kind of miracle worker...maybe you should go into medicine!

She went in to investigate and saw a q-tip on the floor and the medicine cabinet open. 

I think your employer should be paying for any advanced degrees Unless you're in medicine or law where an advanced degree is necessary. by the bye Honeywell paid for my MBA but I paid for my Engineering degree when I started.

UAB has an economic impact on the state to the tune of $500k per dayConstruction Hub - Multiple international construction companiesFinancial Hub - There are many banking HQ's in BirminghamInfrastructure projects everywhere to expandSports Medicine originated in Birmingham (HealthSouth)I used to appraise prior to investing.

I am an emergency medicine resident in Ohio. my financial situation is as follows:Debts:My student loans: 70,000 @5.6%, 200,000My wife's student loans: 110000@ 7%Mortgage 120,000 @ 3.5%IncomeMy income: 55,000Wife's income: 60,000I also have about 7000 in savings and 15,000 in stocks/ETFs*I have 2 more years of residency and should then have a salary around 350 to 400,000.

I'd  make sure her bills were paid, went grocery shopping for her, and made sure her medicine was sorted out for her to take.