As far as the loan, I was considering going with a Military Choice loan from Navy Fed as they do not require any money down and will do 100% financing to include fees.

I’m in the military so I knew I would be moving in a few years after buying.

I am curious how those are areas are because over the years the military bases have significantly expanded to those areas.Again thanks for your quick and thorough responses!

Joined the military when I was 20, served for 9 years and now contracting overseas to help fund my ideas in the real estate.

@Maya V. you probably should talk to an attorney about this, but I think the situation is a bit different if you buy a property and want to move it (an OMI, and this is not what you are talking about) and you just want to move away for a couple years and come back. there also is a court case right now - a couple that is in the military (one of them is) and moved away for a year, then had to pay the displacement fees to their tenants ($5K-12K or so, I think) - but apparently there are ways to get around this payment if you draft the lease a certain way (again, talk to an attorney) I have found that with other rules in Oakland, if you move in as an owner, you have to stay a certain period of time (or offer the unit at the old price to the old tenants)

Near the local military installation, but is also on the south side of town in an older subdivision that has had a lot of blight and depreciation over the years.

I'll be moving to Niceville towards the end of the summer and will be there for approximately 1 year (military school). 

We currently live in Germany (Military) and have another 2.5 years out here but we really want to start investing into RE but don’t know where to start.

I'm happy to give you 1000's of reasons why, but to sum it up we have a large military population, beaches, and colleges; all of which have stable performance, return, and appreciation.

I am active duty military, which gives me access to VA loans, etc, which I’ve heard can be helpful.