She and her husband Mark, a Marine veteran and firearms instructor, earned a combined income of about $100,000.But when they sought to buy a home, the most affordable they found was a small $550,000 tract house in Yorba Linda, the price reduced because it had been the scene of a double homicide.

I even got my outboard motor correctly diagnosed from a marine mechanic on justanswers last week when the local mechanic couldn't figure out the problem. 

A few weeks before I Bonds went semi-viral on social media, I asked my fellow former Marine buddy, who had become a financial advisor, what he thought of I Bonds.

@Kristen Silva I am an out of state investor and Marine stationed in California.

As a guy who is new to this site and uncertain of how I will eventually transition from being a Marine to eventually getting into the realm of real estate you have made my choice 10x easier.

I like to think I built this attribute of discipline, hard work, and just overall intensity while serving in the Marine Corps which has generated huge success for me in my professional career after serving.I am from Jersey City, NJ but now currently live in Easton, PA.My Unfathomable RE goal is to first and foremost build a successful RE portfolio of rental property that will generate more than enough cashflow and net worth to give me financial freedom from a job.

At the federal level, our soldiers, sailors and Marines are protecting me and, I think, do a pretty good job for a bunch of federal employees.

I specifically asked him about the peninsula and Marin, he said process is manageable and it's a known beast.

Hello everyone, I am a Marine reservist and foreign service officer who is looking at the Tampa area for an investment property.

If I or a PM would need a squad of marines for an escort when visiting the property, I for one would look for another area to invest.