Take time to learn through military-focused resources like Military House Hacking or Active Duty Passive Income, and connect with other military investors online or on base.

Purchase price: $65,000 Cash invested: $11,000 Our first investment has been a long time coming.

This time from "Suzy", who tells me she is the agent for a certain Lorrie Morgan, and Lorrie and her family were to be staying at the cabin. 

For install, unless you're familiar with plumbing, I'd have someone install it for you for the first time.

However, when STOA first started going down the tank, they were negotiating with me on interest because selling them on MLS was a different entity at that time.  

Renovating a 3-unit townhouse sounds like a great project.How’s the process going so far? 

If a tenant is cited three times, terminate their lease.

That will, portfolio-wide, minimize your perceived tenant flight risk, and over time you'll get to an even better cash flow spot.   

* What is the best strategy for first-time investors: Own or Arbitrage?

As far as a DST goes for replacement property, it can be a great potential solution for those who are no longer interested in the traditional responsibilites of ownership any longer or who may be having a difficult time finding adequate replacement property or properties.