Keep the full time job - not only do you get your paycheck and benefits.....when you apply for a mortgage to purchase properties, the Lender is more likely to look upon you favorably if you have a stable income. 

We can handle being highly leverage because my husband has a stable job and we have the finance resources to be able to weather a pinch if need.

(you could say it was luck BUT I was new in this area an was only willing invest  in counties/town where the census data was showing a stable population gains, past and future)   Noways I have about  $1000 true cash flow for each, including reserves,  dept service etc.......It is called creating wealth from thin air!

There haven't been any indication that a new primary job supplier will be coming into the area anytime soon to drive up demand (and therefore the price of the property), especially not in the next 2 years, so I would say that 200,000 is a stable price to sell at since you are making a profit from initial investment. 

DTLA prices are probably the most stable as there's always market of ready to buy people here.

Hopefully the Borrower has stable income and can document it well.  

How can you tell about a  neighboring area  if the market is stable or appreciating?  

Frankly, even with your experience- which is great for self-managing rentals btw-- RE investing isn't the most stable / secure replacement for your income if it is vital.  

Up here there's very little new building which means we can get decent rental prices - and they've been stable to increasing over the last 2-3 years.  

I have a shelf full of landlording books and if I only had one book on the topic I would choose that one... it lays out almost everything... good strategies for working with tenants... a good reference book that you can go back to time and again.