Plan on staying married no matter how rocky it gets, work through it, it's worth it. 

Right now, we only have a couple of rental properties; they were turnkey investments that my business partner had before I joined him.A bit of advice that might seem obvious but often gets overlooked: stay very organized.

People are more likely to buy and stay here, versus move around. 

He likely needs to stay where he is, save up money for a downpayment on his own, and buy when HE is ready.He's not ready. 

I am focused on building capital at the moment since it wouldn't be a primary residence for me, so I want to stay under $300K.

We have a solid system in Quickbooks and want to stay with that for financials.

You will also need to vet out contractors in the area to ensure you that they can stay on top of your project and will do what they say.

I have no reason to stay in Gilbert, other than it's where my family lives currently, so it's nice to be close. 

I really would want to stay away from any office properties in depressed or even semi-depressed neighborhoods, especially large ones (like a 13 unit complex).

Because that is when the impacts are most felt of everything one has to do with the now pile of ashes. 90 days to do nothing forces people to engage with staying.