You've played your cards very well indeed!

If this new job is your dream job or a great opportunity, if you're leaving a job you don't like for this new one you will really enjoy, if it gets you on a new trajectory to earn even more down the road, I would say go with the best long term play job-wise as you're building your future while your early in your career, then build in RE as you canAlso your note on 10% down, there are loan options with 3.5%, 5% down, etc don't feel locked into needing to do a 10% down paymentGood luck!

The mgmt companies marketing ability plays a big roll in occupancy and your bottom line. 

I would beware a sucker play that "sucks" time, money, and effort out of you but returns little or nothing.

He made his first million this way ( although the unstable economic situation played a huge part ) , and did so while balancing his main pursuits in bodybuilding and movie making.

I like Vegas for a few reasons personally even though there is NO turn key there1. desert air.. maintenance is minimall NO hail  no shifting foundations and no sky rocketing property tax's  ( as oppossed to Texas were all this is common place.. sky high property tax's  shifting foundations Hail ( new roofs think of your deductible)  etc etc.but there are plenty of markets out there.. as much as anything is about PM but if your in CA and in Oakland I think another good play is parts of Richmond that don't have any rent control. find those..

Still to a good ratio of safe funds or a good dividend play.

You will need to play with numbers, areas, and types of property but it can and does work.

I would probably just jump on the BP calcs and play around with them along side redfin or zillow and input real numbers into those areas.

Frost depth will also play a part in this as well.