I think it's a good sign if they are building new office / medical because it shows that there is demand for it.

Are apartments oversaturated but the land is valuable and the best use is retail or medical office for the land etc.??

In fact, we just put a parcel of land into escrow in Fullerton, hoping to do a medical office building on it if all goes well.

It is not truly standalone but in complex of office buildings primarily medical space.

As I started to develop a small business plan (<20 pages) I realized that there are many ways for me to be successful in this business: wholesaling, rehabs; owning rental properties; buying 2nd mortgages and medical liens; etc.Initially, I want to focus on one and be able to quit my 9-to-5 within the next 18 months.

It didn't matter if you were repairing bicyclles, trucks, medical equipment, buildings, ships or manufacturing plants.

I am 26 and work for a used book store; supporting my wife through medical school.

Although the area has medical and high tech jobs, along with many colleges, the job market isn't that good and Monroe County is losing population.

I feel that using thw 2 types of income together I can continue to grow both and have them work together synergetically.While the thought of going full blown RE investor seems alluring and sounds great I think at this point I would be cutting off my nose to spite my face as I have great medical benefits, great 401k with company match as well as other Corp. benefits that I am not ready to give up yet.As an example: by maxing out my company 401k , this year (I believe the max is 17,500) which I am able to do, due to my supplemental RE income) I am able to reduce my taxable income by that much allowing me to be able to claim more passive losses on my Real estate income.

This will minimize your issues.While we have done just about every type of investment real estate there is known to man for almost 15 year including apartments, student housing, retail, medical office, etc.. in my opinion single family homes in selected markets for buy and hold 3 to 5 years is a good safe bet.