Could be attempting to stack credit cards for a business, maybe they just want to have them for an emergency, maybe they know that applying for one is the same as applying for multiple if it’s within a certain time frame so they went ahead and applied to not ding their credit as much, etc etc The other thing about the job is something to look into though. 

Although the occasional gut job on a kitchen or bathroom might make sense.

Columbus has seen rapid growth in jobs and population.

@Melanie Baldridge I have received a refund for the past 3 years on my tax return from my W-2 job thanks to my real estate.

@Chris Seveney I was thinking of higher contractors for bigger electrical jobs or and major plumbing that may need done.

There are the low to $0 compensation up front gigs like being an agent that have high income potential down the road vs. the immediate pay off gig like a job paying $16/hour.

Without my job I couldn't have done this because sometimes they might need a new roof or other work.

You can have a job and a real estate career as well. 

Move a few thousand truckloads of soil offsite to get down to where GPR could do its job?

Do I work a job to save for a FHA loan?