However, he broke his arm during the move and has to get surgery. 

Here is my issue: I will have an urgent health issue requiring surgery and treatment.

(Paid off about a week ago, thats why)I do have $2,000 in medical debt (disputing because I was in a coma & was signed up for Medicaid by my mother in the hospital before I had surgery in 2017) Husband started 2nd hourly position 7 months ago (same field)I began working 2nd job 2 months ago (with a break due to severe health issues)Both positions are in the same field of work.Day positions; SalaryNight Positions; HourlyI now understand that we have to wait at least 6 more months to get pre-approved.Beforehand, we only worked 1 job, then realized it'd take forever to save up enough money for RE, so we both decided we'd work two jobs for the next 2 years and see how much money we could save.After all of the feedback I have received, in general I think it's best for us to wait at least another 6 months, for all the reasons all of you have explained.That gives us time to build our savings, save, save, save, and learn.  

The husband needs to get major surgery that will prevent them from being able to do the work on the house for some time and since they live hours away, they're reluctantly considering selling it and hoping to recoup the money they spent thus far.They're willing to sell it to me for $70K cash and it needs about $70K in repairs (they've listed everything that needs to be repaired and even have collected some quotes from local contractors - I believe they may also have an informational inspection report available). 

Send me a DM and I will send you a snapshot of a short but potent pro forma I have created and use for my own preliminary financial analysis of a site.Development is NOT brain surgery and can be learned if the will and access to quality information needed are there.

Hello @Linda May Wacker,If you needed surgery, would you start medical school?

I had surgery recently and took advantage of that time off and obtained my real estate license in a little over three weeks.

You can pick a niche and operate with much greater freedom than as an individual.Keep studying, finance isn't brain surgery or rocket science! 

I am currently the Director of Nursing for several surgery centers in Florida.

Find something decent you can get at a nice discount that doesn't require major surgery.