I am in the military and bought a duplex to househack in northern California when I was stationed here.

@Alicia Marks shared property/informal easements/ROW that “have never been a problem”For commercial: former gas stations, auto body shops or dry cleaners

I am also starting a RE meetup here locally where I am stationed in California.

Started a small business in gas station maintenance and for a few years he was solidly in upper middle class.

@Danny Jimenez I live in San Diego (currently stationed here while active duty) and I invest in less expensive markets like Wisconsin, Florida, and Oklahoma.

If you want to work at a gas station probably not but if you want to work as a CPA or any other professional type job the cost of tuition will be well worth it.

I love Jon's solution above (I remember saying that when he first posted it as well, last year)...Carol says free-standing tubs are the big thing right now, so that's her vote...Btw, she also said that a built-in wet-bar/coffee station off the master bedroom or bathroom is also trendy these days...

Tonight I sleep easy knowing that tomorrow will be my last day of work thanks to our 4th military move (5th duty station) in 6 years of marriage.

Hello BP community, A quick intro about myself, well I am currently active duty Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa, Japan.

Look, I get some of these folks on here who gotta pull themselves up by their bootstraps in order to change their station in life and have the capital to do better things, hopefully, than take these type of deals.