Your tenants will be paying the mortgages off overtime, and when you sell, that will be a nest egg for your family. 

There is also a fan system that goes through the vents and is hooked up to the Nest Thermostat that I’ve already installed for the new furnace.

She can use the Self Directed IRA option for that or if not then it'll be a nest egg for her future.And I personally have a substantial part of my networth in the market.  

Continue to make a nest egg while deployed. 

Once you retire/PCS back here (I assume you’ll try to get your final duty station here), your nest egg will be here waiting for you.Have you worked some numbers?

Here is what we are thinking:Nest Hello Video DoorbellNest x Yale DeadboltNest E Thermostatand a Nest Hub touchscreen mounted on the wall.Everything would play nice together and be easily controlled through the users phone, voice (Google Assistant), or the hub on the wall.

They have now built up a sizeable nest egg and want to look at commercial NNN.

I just put a new roof on it, new HVAC, all new fixtures, new interior and exterior paint, new flooring, Nest thermostat, etc..

ExteriorInteriorTrim TreesClean old wasp nest in garage AtticTree by Fire placeClean fans and vents in bathroom/ new models are silentClean the guttersGet new air filterClean outdoor lightsScrub Baseboards and doorsTrim low hanging branchesRepaint/Restain banisters and stairsPower wash the deckReplace door knobs with leversSoft wash siding and brickilluminated light switches / dimmer switches in bathroomPower wash concreteReplace light switches and outlets whiteClean the guttersReplace light fixtures (spray paint ones so you keep)Prune gardenUpdating FaucetsChange the locksMotion lights in laundry room, basement, garageWeedsKitchen sink with extendable headedging and stonework?

@Tyler BaldwinIt is easy to come up with $400k when you sell properties for 40+ years especially if you use 1031 exchanges and expect that to be your nest egg.