Wish you all the best on your real estate ventures!

You'll want some money in the bank for a rainy day so you may want to buy less home.You could joint venture with a bigger investor on multi unit deals.  

I agree with @Ben M. that you may want to try investing at home first before venturing into other markets, just so you can get your feet wet and build confidence.I would also suggest that before you look for properties out of state, find Property management companies in the states you are interested in first. 

In Columbus, we have a ton of resources like the Small Business Development Center, lots of co-working spaces, a monthly new venture pitch / networking called "wakeup startup", Columbus Young Professionals (CYP), a number of networking groups, etc.

Good luck on all your future REI ventures and remember to take action!

There are lots of regulations around this concept, so just be sure you're up to code if you venture down that path of renting basement space...

@Jordan Bowen Read these threads and articles:How to Effectively Conduct Joint Venture Agreements as a Real Estate Investorhow-do-i-properly-construct-a-purchase-with-a-partnershiphttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/591...Taking-on-partner-s-and-limiting-our-liabilitesQuestions-for-capital-partners/Real-estate-partnership-questions/

I'd like to be involved with every step of the way so I can learn the process before venturing out on my own.

You may benefit from a JV (joint venture)

As it stands I am working 18+ hours per day between w2 and two other self ventures.