I can speak to one such strategy, commonly referred to as "the lazy 1031".

Hello all,I am new to real estate investing but my situation is such that my significant other will have a home up in Vancouver, WA and my part-time job is located in Salem, OR.

Had some left over and told the guy to use it for the next job. 

Pace Morby has done a great job teaching about the ability to sub-to deals.

My W2 job will cover a couple thousand dollars of expenditures per month, and we'd have the rent money from our current home, plus some HELOC funds available if needed, so I don't see financial survival being an issue.

The US added 353k jobs (seasonally adjusted).

PA, AZ, TX, FL, NC, SC all offer promising options for single-family and multi-family buy-and-hold rentals.Avoid seasonal tourism areas for stability; instead, focus on job centers, universities, and gentrifying neighborhoods.

Real Estate Rookie by Ashley Kehr does a good job of painting a very clear picture of that as well as other fundamental ideas, it is very basic but does a good job of overviewing all of REI. 

Wholesaling is a marketing job, it's not real estate investing.

This is very common.