New member in NC looking to start renting out Texas property

[James Wagner]

Hello all. My name is James Wagner. I'm currently in the Air Force (19 years) and just got stationed in NC. I currently own a home in Wichita Falls, TX with 24 years left on my 30 year VA loan. I came across BP because I was just looking for information about renting out my current home and after reading several articles and listening to some podcasts, I'm really interested in one day taking this beyond renting out my house and making real estate my post-military career. Any advice on how to start growing this thing using my current house as my first investment property? I look forward to hearing from y'all.