Then he is going to hire subcontractors to do the job and you are going to pay them for that work as well.  

It isn't a big job but I don't want things to go south so I stay in it.Of course I practically live on this forum so I pass along any pertinent info I find as well as answer questions.

Where another issue arrises is I recently quit my job after becoming pregnant as they would not cover my maternity while overseas, my husband is employed however he works for a UK company and is British so would be unlikely to help us with the situation in the US.

Quote from @Matt McNabb: I'm a solid $400k/yr job in NYC and have $250k to begin investing as my first step into building a portfolio, although I don't have time to be a landlord so I have to account for management fees.  

I do not think anyone in Cleveland will do a good job. 

I also treated studying like a full-time job.

Keep your W-2 job, save, and you’ll be able to afford your next down payment.

After that's under control, focus on increasing income through additional work at your current job, taking on a side hustle, or finding ways to increase income on your existing rental.At the same time, educate yourself.

A lot of research and studies have come out around high paying jobs make large impacts. 

My piece of advice would be to research emerging neighborhoods and focus on areas with strong job growth and infrastructure development.