I'm currently in the Navy, and will be stationed in SD for the next 4 years or more.

The city has already locked in plans (although the red tape delays seem to drag on forever) for a several hundred acre Kelly Park Commons area anchored by a Publix (second within 5 miles) and other large name retailers (think Targets, Old Navy, etc... nobody is locked in, but those types are the goal).

My partner then decided to get out of the Navy and go back to school.

I enjoyed shipping you Marines for 28 years in the Navy.

You might want to looking into financing with Navy Fed.

Welcome @Jason DixonMy son enlisted in the Navy in 9-16 and will be heading to Pearl Harbor on 4-25 as a Submariner.  

I'm currently a Mechanical Engineer living in Poulsbo, WA, and heavily involved in the nuclear power aspects of the Navy. 

A stronger American dollar has hurt foreign investment (says most new luxury buyers are Americans, over the Chinese/Russian/Brazilian majority from a couple years ago), developments that used to pre-sell are not doing so as rapidly, and you have a lot coming on line Downtown, LIC, Downtown BK, and in Midtown.

I got out of the navy in 2014 after 10 years (wanted to watch my kids grow).  

Trying to do my job in the Navy as a Nuke Electrician while trying to invest in real estate, especially if you're more junior to your team.