hello friends, I have an old traditional IRA from my first job that is sitting in a local bank since early 2000s. it has about 40kI now have a W2 salaried job for 20yrs where I've participated in a employer run 401k i think with John Hancock.

I'd suggest working with an operator who is boots on the ground where they are selling the properties.

If you both have jobs, forget about that strategy as you'll never meet the threshold.

We know the unemployment number is reduced heavily, but that number 90 percent is coming from part time jobs while full time people is losing job.

We operate one of the biggest investor marketplace platforms in the nation servicing over 100,000 investors nationwide. 

I also have seen a lot of pictures of the inside and know that his rehab team he uses does all of his jobs and they have done about a dozen in the past year and all but one came in within his estimate.

Perhaps a mixture of rental income/brokerage account gains profits/dividends or finding a remote job I can work in Poland.

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

I’m also a carpenter and am doing some side jobs on the weekends for some extra income. 

The two most obvious options at hand are : A/ Accumulating capital through my job before investing in real estate B/ Asking for a bank loan that would allow me to invest sooner, saving time, after doing market research Which strategy is better, in your regards ?