I'm former military and still married to an active duty enlisted guy.

(If you are a CT wholesaler and you are calling all the we buy houses companies to enlist buyers.. know this now.

And hey, if you're ambitious, you could enlist neighboring landlords to spruce up your block and be in the vanguard of transforming that part of town, which really deserves to be transformed

So I’ve recently hit a year on my house hack property in Florida, and I’m only a few years out from finishing my current military enlistment.

Recently, I've enlisted realtors who are willing to do the showing for lease-up.

In your case, if you don't think the sign is an option you could consider enlisting an agent to assist you.

I plan to enlist the help of some friends to find vacant/abandoned properties.

Why do you think all these "mentor types" are on here trying to enlist newbies to do deals with them?

The military tends to leave enlisted in place for 4 years, where officers tend to move more regularly, so again, that helps our tenant-stay period. 

You may discourage further pursuit by the other party by enlisting the help of the HOA.