I am currently in the foreign service and a Marine reservist.

Jake: I live in SF/Marin County and can only dream of a market with SLO's "low" housing prices!

Directly after high school I enlisted in the Marine Corps with a job in IT.

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I was up at Bay Area Wealth Builder's RE meetup in Corte Madera (near Marin) last week with @Kathleen L. and the host, Michael  Morengello (sp?)

Which I figured it wouldn't take long to fill, since it's literally 1 block away from a college.The agent said the property looks good on outside, has new metal roof, but needs work on inside and that the seller is willing to do some repairs on.Now, currently I am located in California until I EAS out of the Marine Corps, so I haven't personally seen the property, but my family is located just 10 minutes away from this property, and I could have my father go in and inspect it in my absence.

Last gripe about Scranton, the streets have so many potholes you think you are driving through downtown Ramadi after it the Marines were done with it!

I am a University of Florida Graduate in Finance and Real Estate, a Marine Corps Combat Veteran (still in the reserves), prior Financial Advisor, and a current MBA student and a business partner in a Private Prisoner Transport Company.

Im in a similar situation as you are I call Pittsburgh home at the same time Im also a merchant marine for the Navy and only spend about 2 mths a yr in Pittsburgh.

During my 5 years in the Marine Corps, I picked up a couple of traits such as how to focus and efficiently utilize time and resources, different methods of leadership, and how to lower my head and get to work under high-stress.I hope that these traits combined with my ambition to succeed in order to provide for my family will offset my lack of experience.