If you had also spend money on renovations and improvements while occupying those should have gone into service then as well. 

In other words held for steady cash flow.My VARIABLE (note) PORTFOLIO consists of more active/speculative notes - non performing notes I purchased at discount to principal owed; notes I hope to “work” for enhanced ROI, real property I “purchased” with a leaseback option to repurchase, and defaulted notes I purchased planning on eventually taking ownership of the real estate, as well as notes I created that don’t have current payments but provide a guaranteed return plus an equity “kicker” when the property is sold. 

Compare similar listings—are they renting while yours sits vacant?

Given your mobility for duty posts you can really ramp up your real estate portfolio while serving.Every time they got stationed somewhere they would purchase a property to live in using their VA and house hack.

While purchasing under market value is a great opportunity, stretching your budget too thin can add significant financial stress, especially during the renovation period.

Now I’m rebuilding my investment portfolio while helping other investors find deals.

For the primary you only have to have lived in it for 2 out of the 5 years prior to selling it.Takeaways - You won't get to do both the primary and investment without first converting to primary and selling while you have lived in it for 2 out of the 5years prior to selling. 

We really like it and would like to stay but i don't know if you still intend to keep it now that you're gone.Then go from there.

Hello, I put my name out there a while back.

They don't.