I was looking at duplex/single-family options in San Antonio and Houston.

Another great option for you would be to find some commercial properties you could repurpose to affordable housing that could generate some very good cash flow.

I would definitely recommend you talking to a CPA to determine your best options to avoid paying taxes.

A mortgage company could be another option.

Note that SD-IRAs do not offer a loan option, only SD-401ks.SD-IRAs & SD-401ks are two ways of being able to put qualified retirement funds towards real estate investments. 

Hey Marcus, there's some good advice here so far, and as others have said you will definitely end up in the Gulf Breeze/Navarre area if you're both planning to be able to commute, which would split the difference.As for VA Assumable, that is a great option, but it may be very hard pressed to find a home to assume without money down.

I am open to all possible options as this is a very good deal for me.

Find someone fee based who can talk you through what your finances and options could look like if you do or don't sell all or some of your properties.

**- Seller Finance- Subject To- Hybrid (Subject To and Seller Finance)- Lease Option- Arbitrage- Novations- Executory Contracts- Wraps- Options Contracts- Any other creative finance strategies not listed here!

As far as continuing the W2, it's not really an option as I currently work in Banking and more than likely someone would see it as a conflict of interest.That said, I'm not new to RE I've purchased numerous properties in the past and been to hundreds of open houses in the process.