I am currently active duty in the Air Force serving in Misawa, Japan.

If you get a place with a basement you can do air bnb. 

BUY quality SINGLE FAMILY homes SFH.that appreciate.4.Always do a home inspection using a certified home inspector ( with utilities turned on) and separately  hire an A.C. company to thoroughly inspect the state of the HVAC ( it might be blowing cold air today , which passes a home inspectors test) but the coils might be shot and the system riddled with leaks and crushed air handling tubes.

They may keep the window in place but will not keep the air conditioner in place.

The contractor used the existing  drain line and 'line set' and put in new air handler, thermostat and condenser.

How to analyse the rehab work required ,based on sq ft , no of roomsnterior FeaturesUnit Information# of Units: 1 Room Information# of Rooms: 7 Heating InformationHeat Type: Forced Air Basement InformationUnfinished Basement Sq.

And while the local economy is driven by the energy sector which is down there are a lot of Air Force / aviation related jobs.  

Vernon  not sure how popular Air BnB is there but I bet you could do well in those locations.. and maybe Pentiction

She's in the Air Force and did something like 4 or 5 deals in her first year.

DarrenFrom an Air Force Retiree and 26+ Year Real Estate Agent / Broker / Small Time Investor.Suggest you scale your area of interest initially to the area you know best (Home Plate) before taking on everything from "Dallas to San Antonio".