W2 income helps tremendously for conventional financing assuming you haven't exhausted all of your options there already.If construction sounds like a bad idea, tell us what you like to do.

Also, working closely with your local police department can help tremendously.  

Your tremendous ego shows through.  

Obviously not having to pay out of pocket for your own living expenses helps tremendously to save money to buy RE.

Speaking of pocketing more money, learning to DIY your vehicle repairs can save a tremendous amount. 

Miss the Beach tremendously and the gorgeous friends we have there but the opportunities here will provide my family with much more in the long run.

@Robert SchumacherThis is a tremendously balanced post!

Anywhere in the Valley is a great place to invest right now - the growth is tremendous and the sheer number of people crossing the border each day at the limited number of entrance points is staggering and driving the local economies.

If the hole they dug themselves into is too deep, it's going to take a tremendous amount of effort and time to get themselves out. 

Much more competitive than Cleveland and CincinnatiI think Huntsville is a great market with tremendous population, job and income growth.