We will both keep our full-time jobs as long as feasible and are lucky to have somewhat flexible schedules. 

I specialize in PMI stuff, apparently, since I make the lists that get PMI sales reps' attention and they randomly show up to my office with PMI-company branded fidget spinners and golf balls (I don't golf...).I was in the midst of selling a house FHA to a married couple a year ago when she lost her job.

but the speculators of the day especially in the high desert out of LA always sold it that it would be the Next LA  well they been saying that for 100 years.. although Palmdale Lancaster has grown to be 50k populations maybe more and people drive into LA to work.. and Edwards airbase is there and it ebbs and flows with govmit jobs.. but most of the other areas are all what we call recreational lands  surrounded by nothing and or border vast tracts of BLM  and State lands and federal lands  be them state parks or federal parks.. just google it.. you will see.one needs to understand in your area lands were divided and lived on starting in the 1600s or earlier in some cases and well established in the 1700 and 1800s  these areas in those areas were still lands of Mexico in some instances and or Spanish land grants.

As Amazon is busy having a city selecting beauty pageant, Apple is quietly negotiating a deal in RTP, North Carolina.The Apple deal is 10,000 jobs and $2B investment.

Early congratulations on your graduation this year, and great job building your credit to that level.

They each are starting new jobs .

-you don’t have to pay interest on a large fixed sum of money until you find or are ready to pull the trigger on a deal-it allows you lock in some or all of the amount at a fixed rate so your protected against rising interest rates ( given the current market conditions I believe we will see a couple more increases from the Fed this year which will increase borrowing costs for any variable rate products)- See this attached article that does a good job of simplifying it https://www.investopedia.com/mortgage/heloc/fixed-rate-option/

Thankfully we have W-2 jobs and can afford to keep the bat on our shoulder until the right deal comes along.

I am also looking to invest in rental property here in Montgomery.I was going to do it in the Albany area, until I switched jobs and then moved.If all goes to plan, we will purchase our first one in July. 

And many folks starting out need the addl cash for living so REI becomes the Job that pays the bills.But that type of career trajectory doesn't leave you with an easy exit strategy - especially an early exit strategy.