You dodged the bullet of having to deal with potentially multiple turn overs during this period of time ...

@Kin LaySee the following IRS page regarding making contributions to multiple retirement plans. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/how-much-salary-can-you-defer-if-you-re-eligible-for-more-than-one-retirement-planIn a nutshell, the employee contributions have to be aggregated between all defined contribution plans. 

We have bought multiple houses moving just out of our personal.

I love the freedom that being a realtor can give me, but ultimately I want to own multiple houses for rental.

I've been a resident of NYC for over 25 years and now at this stage in my life I'm ready to step into my own home(s) with the intentions of  becoming a landlord of multiple properties.  

Both our incomes combined would allow for multiple purchases in the next few years to come. 

I've received multiple different answers as a new investor.

one on construction coming up - FYIhttp://www.scorefairfieldcounty.org/workshops

If you are buying 10 or more, as an example,15 cu. ft. refrigerator, at once, try going to a vendor and ask for a discount for multiple purchases.

I am not sure what route in real estate I want to take at this point, that is why I am open to learning multiple aspect of this exciting industry to build what will become a very nice nest egg.