My question is this: what would be the recommended route to begin working in real estate to learn the industry, while going to business school part time, that will allow me to still generate an income?

Over 60,000 people travel down the 14 each day to go to work, so the majority of people living in the AV are not associated with the aerospace industry. 

Unfinished Mother in law space above a garageA tastefully placed curved surfaceA little cedar in the entryway - see aboveIf you have high ceilings, you can do the industrial AC thingNow you don't want to do all of these in the same house, but each house has one that makes it stick out.I know this thread was supposed to be about saving money, and here I am showing you how to spend it. 

I am just taking my first steps in the industry and I have been reading a little bid about foreclosure, pre-foreclosure and auctions.

I deal in a sunset technology in the semiconductor industry.

Its near some large companies and some industrial and manufacturing.  

If your CPA didn't explain the logic behind his suggestion, then you may want to find an adviser who you can work with to understand not only the output, but the decisions and information that were taken into account to get to the end.Being classified as an S corporation employee has one potential big advantage: S corporation tax treatment can provide a way to take some money out of your business without paying employment taxes.

Having been in the insurance industry for so long, you tend to want the "path of least visibility," because we all know people love to sue "deep pockets."

They only manage other people's properties so there is no preferential treatment of "theirs over yours".

Welcome to BP, sounds like you are in the industry, way to go!