My older sister is already wants to get involved and she's a stay at home mom, so this was a section of the business I was considering having her learn.

Your mileage may vary.For the PITA of moving factor on this, I'd stay. 

I've browsed through the MLS, and from what I've seen houses tend to stay on the market their for a lot longer (not really a sellers market like in the triangle). 

If you want to stay a little closer to home, you can to to riverside county, or a little inland from where you are. 

I remember listening to one of the recent podcasts (can't remember which episode in particular) but the investor was invested in a more rural area and said rents can basically stay flat for years and years.

This means they pay the amount of a deposit every year they stay.

It's pretty doubtful that you'll stay under that number selling 2-3 a year and that still leaves you out 3 years in a mature market where exiting and getting your next positions now is better than later. 

But once you have a solid QI on your team, a lot of the pressure will be off you - someone is there to tell you what each step is and make sure everything is documented appropriately, which is totally worth $750 to me, personally.If you're interested in staying invested in RE, a 1031 is a powerful tool to get accustomed to.

People that stay at a Hilton are too busy to steel.

Most people I ask say to take the lower paying job because Ill be happier and I will eventually make more with raises etc, but if I don’t plan on staying in the corporate world I feel that the extra 20k a year will help towards investing and retiring quicker.