Good job! 

So they are good paying retail.. we had 5 to 7 offers on each project .

If you need a new job once you move, you will need an offer letter prior to closing on your new home (and you will need 6 months reserves in order to be able to use the offer letter as income). 

Today, for example, I had to leave work to run a toilet to my plumber because when he took off the old one, someone had done a hack job on the remodel plumbing and damaged the flange and we actually needed a smaller toilet than was on it (10" instead of a 12").

Quote from @Eric James: Quote from @Andrew Thomas: Quote from @Eric James: The way you get money for real estate investing is working a job and saving as much money as possible.

The investors I know finding properties on the MLS are making 30+ offers a week, embarassing offers, in hopes of finding 1 or 2 properties a month.Others are door knocking, cold calling, spending money on mailers to find off market properties.  

Build up job skills, build up savings, and increase your W2 income.

@Damien Davis - I bought most of my properties when I had a W2 job. 

My job is to submit bid and negotiate only.  

I am a newbie to REI, so all I can offer is welcome and I hope your REI journey helps you meet your goals!