I have enrolled in a pre-licensing course that I will attend on the weekends from mid-October through mid-November that will allow me to continue teaching while I become a licensed agent.

If your looking for properties in the Mid Atlantic region, NJ, PA, De, I can help.

Thankfully it allowed me to quit my job (hallelujah) mid way through the year. 

I could put a mid grade Kitchen and make the house larger.

As Bob mentioned they are good places to build your network of vendors and meet other small to mid scale investors.

They currently live in mid to low end apartment, and plan to rent the house together (same rent price as 2 small apartment, but they have much more room / space & better area).

I really enjoy doing my own home improvements and I have lots of tools and experience.My last 10 years have been spent working on my first house bought in my mid 20's.

Our ultimate strategy is to buy and hold 10 or so properties over the next few years for cash flow, mixed in the with the occasional flip.After some initial research, we purchased a duplex just 2.5 weeks ago in Snohomish that was in ROUGH shape, and we're mid-rehab right now, managing the process and subs ourselves.

@Jeff Parkin  research tax lien investing.. this could be a fit as well.. but just don't buy them blindly you could lose all your money doing that as well.. but if you get it figured out especially in small counties' in the mid west  for instance Kokomo ind  you can make 10 to 15% with no real work or risks.. just make sure your buying a for real tax lien not a sliver of land. 

After 21+ years it was just time for a change (mid-life crisis?