@Chris KingI like the idea of keeping everything I can in Colorado Springs.

Get as educated as you can in the next 10 months, best of luck!

If someone in Philly wants to show me the nuts and bolts of buying, rehabbing, and selling houses, I can in trade help with financial model, investor presentation, business plan, deal underwriting and analysis.

You can't find that in California, but you can in the Midwest.

I was the stocky (fat) bald guy walking around handing out business cards on steroids. 

That takes out the high end flips and the big fat juicy margins I hear about, but it provides us with a comfort level.

I broker deals with my buyer clients making 6 figures per transaction so for me to syndicate the deal has to be really fat on the back end.

I’m only suggesting this to try and keep as much as you can in your pocket. 

So I would say 99% chance you get a big fat ZERO interest.   

We both have stable(as stable as you can in 2020) well paying jobs, so we're not desperate for the cash and have the advantage of being selective with tenants.