In houses with exterior slope towards house, I like a passive approach; exterior French drains (I'm not a fan of sump pumps--they can fail). 

Navy federal

I'll be reporting to flight training located in Pensacola, FL with the Navy following graduation. 

I had not considered borrowing from my TSP for a down payment - thank you for posting your question - it just gave me an option I didn't even realize I had.Just for that, I'll see if I can get the Navy guys to layoff a bit at the next football game! 

Good Saturday morning to everyone...I have been listening to the podcast and lurking around the site for a few months now...I am an Army veteran, my wife is currently in the Navy..I have my BS in Accounting and am working towards becoming a CPA...Real estate has always be of interest to me, however coming from a family that has never owned anything, I didn't know where to begin...BP has opened my eyes to the fact being that real estate investing is possible for us...I am a sponge right now wanting to learn any and everything...My schedule is flexible, therefore if any investors or anyone in the box would like to have a person that can do some running around for you here and there in the North San Diego County area, hit me up 

Im currently a reservist in the US Navy and Im looking to get my real estate license this year.

We need a room partition built (approx 15’), some French doors hanged and 2 sets of accordion shutters installed.

@Gordon French, just from the other side of the transaction, how do you protect the investor putting the 10% down? 

Hi,I’m currently in the Navy and plan on getting out in about a year and some change.

It creates an inconvenience for the tenant when they go to their car after a flash flood and the french drain doesn't work well and they are up to their ankles in water trying to get to work, etc.