You guys are smart but you feel like you accomplished what you had in mind and now need a goal/plan for what's next.

Starting real estate investing early is a smart move, especially while leveraging your military benefits.

Presumably because the overall majority of BP members invest only and the US and they're smart and well educated and can tell when people are trying to genuinely help them or are motivated by trying to get business from them.2.

If your properties are generating solid cash flow or have appreciated significantly, you might be following a “smart leverage” strategy, à la Grant Cardone.

U do not become an accredited Investor without having some good smarts.

See if you can get a copy of The Millionnaire Real Estate Investor by Keller.The Slight Edge and Atomic Habits too.Awesome board with many smart people having own suggestions and ideas to grow wealth!!

Starting small with one property was a smart move, especially in a new market.

I am looking for some help and advice on whether or not this property seems like a smart first investment. 

Since the price of a multi unit is double or sometimes 3x the price of a single family home, would it be smart to start off with a SFH and scale up from there or just make the leap into a duplex that I can force some appreciation with minor repairs.

Being new I would suggest started with existing builds but building small multifamily in a small town with a rental shortage could be a smart move (someone's gotta do it).