And if curious about service my daughter would be more than happy to help you in candidacy for US Marines, lol.

I can send you their contact information, if interested but those properties are scattered throughout the Midwest and Southeast.For vetting a team out in NC, I lived out there while in the Marine Corps, and I just interviewed many, worked with many, and got recommendations from people that I trusted out there, and so far they seem to really be taking care of things, so I hope it continues. 

There are winners and losers in every market.

Thanks for your '2 cents' @Eva Marin it would be great to talk to someone from a similar area and get a grasp of where you see the market moving in the next 10 years.

I have my theories as to how the Chinese are getting wealthy but who is the winner and looser in the huge property increases?

In my introductory post, I mentioned briefly that my career in the Marine Corps will most likely bring me to the Jacksonville, NC real estate market (Camp Lejeune) within the next couple months.

Was in the Marines 92-96  

@Matt SoraDiscuss this with your attorney there are a lot of complexities such as who is on your primary residence, who is the bread winner of the familySome instances it’s good to have your spouse other times it may not

Plenty get paid or pulled before the sale...so I don't want to show up at the wrong county....Depending on the property and what it is I may drive by again the morning of the sale to make sure it is still there or I haven't missed anything...that I have the right property, etc....Then hope and pray about 30 minutes before the sale, that my competition has overslept, on vacation, at another county buying a piece of junk, or is out of money...and that I will be the winner that day.I'm sure there are a few steps missing, but that's the basics.

I work with a marine and he makes over 200K/yr selling roofs and drives a Maserati with the roof money.