My area has a strong economy, high rental rates, and a very large military and civil service presence.

Anywhere near military bases- Soldiers have BAH federal money and if they don't pay or trash your house just call their commanding officer. 

I am hung up on taking that leap until I make some connections with people that have done something similar.Currently active duty in the military and trying to set myself and my family up in the next 5 years so when I get out I can be a full time real estate investor.

More info: I will be working in Arlington and we’ll be in the property for roughly 18mo before we move out of the country (military).

We have a rental with military tenants, 4 months into a one year lease they want to know if they can break the lease so the 14 month old child can have a yard.  

I like Northwest side, the Rim, by the military bases, or even out west toward sea world. 

You can Keep it Simple and raise the rent by 4% every year (inflation is historically under 3% so you should make out ok), or you can index to CPI, or you can index to something like military BAH or GSA per diem.The other option is to just do one year leases and renegotiate. 

Military and am currently working at the worlds biggest surface coal mine.

I live close to a HUGE Marine Base. I was wondering if there a way to market to marines that have to move and don’t want to manage their house long distance. Maybe I can do some kind of deal where I take over their mo...

While part of that is an old military slam it seems appropriate for the motto for newbie guru followers.