While we could eventually save up enough in a year or two to buy a home, my brother-in-law would be able to fast track us by being able to be our money now and get an investment property much sooner.

If you can't find houses that need rehab in your stable neighborhoods where you can earn equity through the rehab and eventual finance process with the portfolio lending rates, it seems your other choice would be to look outside your current investing areas for greater rent/cost returns. 

Eventually I may take a paycheck but given I am helping out because a relative that was doing the job before me stole all their money, embezzled, lied about the work and maintenance they were doing and stole every tool they owned, there is little money to pay any wages as it is all being used it to make all the neglected repairs, maintenance and to buy tools to make them with.

Lately I have been dedicating most of my time learning here on BP, and I really would like to get started in Fix and Flip, then eventually move to BUY and Hold.

Lately I have been dedicating most of my time learning here on BP, and I really would like to get started in Fix and Flip, then eventually move to BUY and Hold.

Anyhow, I'm primarily interested in flipping and will eventually move into buy and hold.  

I don't mind my job, but eventually, I'd like to be free of the corporate life and do my own thing - I've heard real estate is a good place to start!

My goal is to start with wholesaling, then fix and flip eventually moving to buy and hold.

Basically, move from house to house and eventually move back?

Eventually, Your wife can be a big help with the construction part.