Good luck either way and good job on the remodel. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

I think a better option is to get a job in property management.

I have a full time w2 job. 

Lots of investment in the region as well so hopefully quality job growth will continue.

I had the same uneasy feeling thinking about ditching my W2 job to pursue a career in real estate, when the market turned for the worst.

I'm a small business owner and my partner has a corporate job. 

A written job offer detailing pay.

For a growth market to be growing, you need a lot of job and population migration. 

Could just be his way of making sure you don't ditch him as soon as he does the job.