Better to buy, build a house, and then put it on Air B&B. 

I am trying to figure out: 1) Is this market too hot to go into right now?

And there are much, much lower transactional costs associated with stocks relative to Real Estate.I'm sure some of you have poked around various stock or option trading sites, and it left your head spinning amidst a confusing sea of acronyms and unfamiliar terminology, with at least a modest air of "get rick quick" schemes.

Hello, my name is Ryan Miller from Virginia, I joined the Air Force in summer 2016. 

Also, i need to replace the hot water heater and buy a window unit or two.

The guys that pulled up in BMWs would have you check the oil, coolant, PS fluid, brake fluid, air in the tires, clean the windshield, then sneer at you as they paid their $10 gas charge.

Maybe you need to start locking at areas that haven't turned yet instead of the ones that are hot now.

The first being air conditioning unit.Comparable area sales indicate a sale price in this range: $165-$185kThank you,Dave

The usual risks are associated with this, I'd say real estate in the area is fairly hot right now, so I could possibly be purchasing at a premium compared to what it might fetch in 3 years if there is a market down turn in the area.

Considering the myriad of information we have to keep alive -like balls in the air for a juggler-, I come back to this frequently.