I love that you are in Jacksonville because you have a large military concentration there with the Navy base.

It's a very affordable Florida beach market relative to the rest of the state of Florida & it is home of the US Navy's Blue Angels over at NAS Pensacola.I'm happy to discuss this further with you if you're interested in seeing my AirBnB for context & if you would like to connect to hear more about what you've researched so far. 

Anyone from a housewife with no work experience to a former Navy enlisted sailor can become a realtor in 8 weeks and THEN help a Buyer or Seller make decisions on the most expensive asset most people will ever own. ( Think about that for an hour or two) The real purpose of Real Estate School is to familiarize a prospective Agent with the Laws that the BROKER must follow and keep the BROKER out of trouble. . 

One other thing to note about the h/st Trinidad corridor that often gets lost, its most of the area isn’t that metro accessible, when the city was growing and they hadn’t fully built out navy yard/the wharf/noma yet that was ok, but with the city shrinking and other newer more appealing options I do worry that the metro accessibly plus the age of the neighborhood will be a real long term issue.

A little about me I am a Navy Vet , I am a aircraft mechanic ,I am 42 years old and I am just tired of working for people I would like to work for myself and get rid of the 9-5 job.

.- Property now rented for $1000 per mth- Current Value Estimates: Redfin - $114K, Trulia - $113K, Zillow: $113K; still doing research on comps because the area is hit and miss so last I saw was a projected $100K***************************************************************************************************************************- Navy Federal Credit Union say they can do 65% of original purchase price in cash out refinance - $34K- Hard-money lender offered $30K at 9.9% for 6 months as rehab loan, which I'd use to replace roof, windows, doors, and cutdown at few trees;  then cashout refi for 50% of the appraised value between 6 and 9 % depending on personal credit.

The Navy rejected me LOLWe have to roll with our market. 

The "stop the clock" suspension for military personnel applies when the member is on qualified extended duty:Qualified extended duty.You are on qualified extended duty if: You are called or ordered to active duty for an indefinite period, or for a definite period of more than 90 days.You are serving at a duty station at least 50 miles from your main home, or you are living in government quarters under government orders.You are one of the following:A member of the armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard);A member of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or the Public Health Service;A Foreign Service chief of mission, ambassador-at-large, or officer;A member of the Senior Foreign Service or the Foreign Service personnel;An employee, enrolled volunteer, or enrolled volunteer leader of the Peace Corps serving outside the United States; orAn employee of the intelligence community, meaning:The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the National Reconnaissance Office;Any other office within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs;Any of the intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Treasury, the Department of Energy, and the Coast Guard;The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State; orAny of the elements of the Department of Homeland Security concerned with the analyses of foreign intelligence information.So, once your husband's active duty ends or he moves back within 50 miles of your home, the "stop the clock" suspension ends.

For individual properties, I like Navy Federal due to the long draw period of 20 years and a long repayment period of 20 years.  

She is doing what you're describing now as a Navy family.