First Step in Buying a Rental Property! (Military Edition)

[Jimmy Chung]

Hi, I'm a soon to be graduate from the United States Military Academy, and have my "Post Night" next week. This is where we choose the duty station we will be heading to. I have narrowed down my options to either Texas or Kansas, and wanted to get on the market to begin my real estate journey as soon as I got my post selection (no real estate experience besides reading books and listening to podcasts). My ideal plan was to buy out a multi-family home (duplex, triplex, or fourplex), and do a house-hack. I have started my searches in the neighboring towns of the post itself and I've been having a VERY tough time finding a single multi-family rental in either location. This has made choosing between the two duty stations difficult, so I wanted to get on the BiggerPockets forums to reach out for help in regards to a direction to head and advice in general.