I'll follow up with my CPA after I get one for more details but thank you @Basit Siddiqi for pointing me in this direction and anyone; feel free to add any additional thoughts or insights if you can :-)@Peston Parsard, moving expenses are no longer deductible for Federal returns unless you are a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and, due to a military order, you move because of a permanent change of station.

My husband is active duty military.

There is an opportunity for short-term rentals in the downtown area, but for the most part, it will need rehab to have a decent return.It's worth noting that there is a huge military presence out here as well with the Army bases. 

I am 28 years old, active-duty military and my wife is finishing up grad school this winter.

My wife and I are both military stationed out of the area but have plenty of family and friends in Tampa helping with everything I need!

I don't think it's too unrealistic in the SD market to rent a room for around 1,000 dollars given the shortage of real estate and knowing as a service member myself that the military pays out 1,900 a month for housing allowance.

Hello,

My Name is Ramsey and I am new to BP forums however I have listened to the podcast for about a year now. I am active duty in the Navy and began investing once I moved to Panama City Fl, and could not find a pl...

Thanks,  I am happy to be on here.It is a stable, sort of boring market.If you place a great ad, and screen well you can find tenants pretty quick.Since not much changes in the local economy (university / hospital / military town) the prices do not increase quick, so it is touch to get a lift in value on a building without doing big renos or holding for a long time.Michael P Currie

I've heard several other military members have purchased a house at each duty station and wanted to follow that path. 

Fast forward to now, we have both became licensed Florida real estate agents, with a high focus on military members (since I am still in.)