I am a full time real estate professional and my spouse as a state employee W2 paid job.

Quote from @Isaac Ballew: Go to indeed.com or monster.com and look for a job with a larger, reputable property management company.

Did they do a bad job?

Use your $40,000 to buy your way in, learn from some grey-haired guy or gal while on the job, and make a profit. 

What we've found (our opinion):Virtual Assistant (VA): great for task-based work, but they won't care about your company, clients, etc.Remote Team Member (RTM): COVID allowed many to work from home.

However, if we go north end, I'd be forced to quit my job, due to the new home being too far away.

@Jake Barrutia how do you know her job is awaiting her return?

Hey Karl, @Karl SzymanskiI can definitely understand the temptation to do something close to home, but it likely will depend on whether you are planning to manage these properties yourself (which I personally, wouldn't since you are simply just buying yourself a new job) and where the best forecasted ROI is at. 

I have only been looking at residential, single family, but today I found two commercial spaces (office) that would be a great fit for my growing day job business as a lactation consultant (currently operate just by doing home visits, but want a dedicated office space to see clients one day).

Anyone have a good plumber I could use for this job?