I'm still a firm believer that both of these markets are GREAT, rents in DFW are higher and lots of corporations are moving here, but if you're buying in the right areas in either market you should be good. 

You wouldn't be able to do any real estate investing in Maryland with just the alien corporation.

I am product manager for a fortune 100 company and I am not sure I can take the corporate cubicle life any longer! 

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I currently work in Manufacturing/Operations for consumer products for a large corporation.

Be very choosy about who you decide to run with.My general advice to a new agent choosing a broker is to go with either a small boutique firm, or a large corporate one - each depending on your needs and taste. 

One thing is to select some form of a corporation company or a LLC depending on your personal wealth and to protect you personally from any of your action that may have a lawsuit involved.  

Is there any liability in wholesaling that would require corporate protection?

Going forward once i start signing agents on, how do i want to structure my llc ( s corp c corp or sole proprietor ).Also if i plan to do property management is it okay if that money commingles with my agent commission splits?

You would have to file as a partnership or s corp.Every state is different, but in most states there are minimum taxes due on S Corporations.