Feel free to check us out at ComfortCapital.com.Regarding Sunrise, they’re a credible operator—Kevin is a smart guy, and we share a handful of investors.

I think a handful of minor clarifications or emphases help fine-tune @Bonnie Griffin Kaake's comment.1.

On the other hand, I’m hesitant to simply pay down more of a property, as we don’t need the immediate cash flow.Fortunately, both my wife’s job and mine are recession-proof, which allows us to be a bit more aggressive with our investments.I’d really appreciate advice from investors who have experience with frequent moves or military service.

On the other hand if you wanted the total investment to be $200K it would most likely be a condo or townhouse. 

So, things change a bit.If it is his personal home, there are more restrictions.For an investment property, if you take over his financing, read through the deed of trust (mortgage) and see how they handle transfer of ownership.

You have a strong hand when it comes to negotiating financing. 

If it's a QM you won't be able to close in a business entity like a LLC, although in some cases you can transfer into an LLC after closing.

I ended up selling my property to wash my hands of it.

You have no control over the servicing transfers.

If you want to be truly passive while living abroad you could consider a DST transfer or syndication where you transition your properties to professional management and get paid as a limited partner and not have to worry about any sort of property management takes.