Left your 9 to 5? tell me about it!

[David Sanford]

looking for short stories of success and failure when getting into real estate full time.. I currently have 6 rentals with 3 more set to close here in a few weeks. these are "easy" to manage with my full time job bc I typically buy turn key rentals but I really want to focus all my time and attention into wholesaling and flipping. however, my contract with the army does not run out for another 20 months.. I'm debating between finishing out my contract and going full time real estate, or staying in the Army another 10 years for retirement. My question is, who here has left their 9-5 and had success or failure and can you give advice towards the what lead to your outcome? Side note, We can live off of my wife's income/ rental income alone.