Shopping around at the local banks and found Navy Federal CCU really helpful and willing to work with me to get a Construction Loan.

I think it will be a good market with the navy base, refineries, university and spring breakers!

NoMa and H Street apartments are experiencing an 8.2 percent vacancy rate, while developments in Navy Yard and Southwest are seeing 7.7 percent vacancy.

I'm from Louisville, Ky and currently live in Naples, Italy with my husband who's stationed here with the Navy as an engineer.

@Kyle Stanley, you'll need to do the legwork with your local banks/credit unions, but Navy Federal offers 95% LTV HELOC on primary residence.

So skip out on Brazilian hardwoods, expensive chandaliers and granite countertops.

I did do a 0% down navy federal owner occupied loan so technically were still occupying the property but I'm just not sure if they would consider it an investment and want 20% any thoughts?

I was in the US Navy in the 80s and twice I lived in a similar situation.

The lender is Navy Federal Credit Union, but I also spoke to another lender who was confident everything would be smooth until he saw that my employment technically has an end date...

Like a couple of you I just retired from navy after 28 last in NOVA and came back to HR to work and enjoy grandsons.