As for the rest of it, you can find a lot of useful tips on past forum posts along with podcasts and youtube material on the topic (BP and other RE sources).We've self managed STRs for a few years.

If anyone has tips on house hacking, financing strategies, or DIY-friendly renovation loans, I’d love to hear your insights!

If you have any tips or resources for a beginner like me, I would greatly appreciate it.

A couple tips--Always best to house hack small multis when you are moving around from base to base. 

Any tips and information is greatly appreciated thank you! 

What are your best tips for screening tenants, especially for student renters?

There’s a lot to go through on this site if you have any tips or forums that you find to be really helpful let me know. 

This is something I try to live by and teach my kids if I can - "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

Quote from @Olga Daisel: Folks,I am a mother of 2 small kids, 3 and 5.

One more tip hit town homes and condo communities in the area.