For smaller jobs, half makes sense.

Awesome job

When you look at job growth and population growth, it looks positive to me.

Use census and trend data to evaluate overall markets - population growth, age, job growth, industry diversification etc.

This may be challenging with both of you in full-time W2 jobs, but worth considering if one of you can transition to real estate part-time.Alternatively, the Short-Term Rental (STR) loophole offers another path.

I ask because I've interviewed a number of general contractors over the years for my various real estate projects and am shocked at how the vast majority showed up to the job site to give an estimate in a vehicle that did not display their contractor license number or business name.Aside from this one issue, they'd often have great portfolios, long list of successful permits I could verify they pulled, great references, no complaints on their license, and had been licensed for over a decade.

It sounds like you've done a great job setting yourself up for options.

I am trying to go on maternity leave soon and may have to leave my job completely due to the boss not hiring anyoneto take over while I am supposed to be on leave soon!!

Have some income coming in but not from a job.  

All of us have stable jobs and no other outstanding concerns.