Additionally, my friend, acquaintance, and property manager who manages my properties out of state has a thriving property management business with hundreds of properties; he's grown this business organically over nearly a decade.

It's complicated and has some serious difficulties but if you are thriving in the military and not a "bird" then you'll be able to apply the lessons learned there to the civilian world and landlording without a problem.

Thanks for all you do to make the BP community thrive!

Most of it does, but there are thriving business in notes, wholesaling, hard money lending and other auxiliary services.  

I know I missed out on a great opportunity in my career because of it.Here you have an opportunity not only to make a healthy return, but partner with someone who sounds like they have a thriving real estate business.  

In order for your business to thrive, it must have new leads daily!  

In other words,  you already have several properties under your belt and business is thriving.  

But I do believe there will be niche markets that will thrive by offering places around the country for people to live in these tiny homes.

Find the guys in the given market that have done over 500 deals, 10 years in, and have thrived through crashes in the market.

Yes, there is a thriving rental market for single family homes in several areas but, like any town/city there are alot of factors to consider that you just can't get by simply running the numbers.