I often see active duty asking if they should start now or wait until they go civilian.  

I mean, is there some kind of investing or buying/selling process that civilians can do or benefit from that an agent couldn't?

My job in the military once I'm in should hopefully translate into a good civilian job, so would I be fine in that case?

Once one of you is a civilian with income high enough to make it relevant (that statement I just made is PROBABLY true, for MOST people), you can actually smoosh whatever remaining VA entitlement is remaining between the two of you in order to bump up what you'd normally be able to get with a VA loan, in terms of purchase price, without putting anything down.

In October 2018, I will be transferring from the military life into the civilian life.

I immediately drove over with a friend and found a 4-5 BR 2 BA Victorian and the 1 BR 1 BA Mother-in-law Cottage empty and un-inhabitable. 

You know what they say.....Some people don't know what they don't know.sometimes I think civilians don't realize that real estate brokers are independent contractors and do not work at their pleasure. its the other way around.. 

The home is inhabitable with no water, electricity, dog feces, no appliances, holes in the ceiling, rotten siding, & a lot more- Its a demoHeres the issue..The sellers sons wont move..One son lives inside and one son(paralyzed on one side of his body) lives in a trailer on the lot.

all three are distinctly different in form and function.roofstock is more of a MLS type system highly automated representing civilian sellers by and large and some turn key companies will list their stock on Roofstock.. its pretty snazzy however after care is between you and the PM.Homeunion has some hybrid of turnkey marketing company in the same vane as Jason Hartman Maverick Norada etc.MI is what many consider the gold standard in turn key investing.. very deep experience in the space.. and control all aspects..

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