Or paying off my debt, while I provide them with a nice house to live in instead of an apartment. 

If this job popped up out of the blue, your intent was not to move within the 1st year, so you may be ok.If you are planning on building a portfolio of homes, it is safest to stick in your home for 12 months to reduce the appearance of potential fraud. 

@Joshua Patterson nice intro, but what specifically do you need our assistance with?

Not necessarily i could do the 20% down for the right place, but less than 20% would be nice, I’ve been saving for this situation.

Call it nicely it’s market inefficiency but recognize that Chicago historically is a very segregated city.  

A nice, large paper return.  

That 2nd requirement is  what makes it close to basically impossible with a W2 job.

The investors that i work with look to theses growing markets of population and jobs to make an investment that both cash flows and will find appreciation.  

Seeing that you are moving for job reasons, I would probably suggest option 4 until you learn if Seattle is going to be a permanent answer.

Anything bigger or in a nice area, could multiply that amount.