Did a lot of research and actually developed a couple web scrapers with the goal of finding under-valued military properties.Never amounted to much as we don't have teams or a presence near any bases.

As I am originally from Tacoma, WA there is a large family presence there.

They only deal with metro's where they can establish a physical presence and actually take part in the local market.That being said there are members that snowbird to phoenix from Canada and other areas.  

If his presence is keeping you from doing something that is needed to transform the property into what you want, then go with what @Bill S. is saying.

If you're sending them a few letters, combined with social media campaigns for a few weeks before you door knock, your time will be much better spent because you are seen as a consistent presence who is their to help and they have an idea of what your company does.

.- Listing agent for some ungodly reason allows the sellers to be present for the appraisal, and the listing agent ignored my friendly email saying to direct the appraiser to the buyer's agent should the appraiser contact you, and then the sellers say something stupid in the presence of the appraiser about $50k of deferred foundation maintenance.

Maybe someone else can comment on their experience in an area with a large military presence. 

What we and others have seen happening is the sellers encounter the IRS over one or more issues, often the 8300 reporting rules which they enforce, and they examine for the presence of other compliance issues.

We have a pretty good Des Moines presence on BP. 

I'm looking at create an online presence starting with a website and I would like to know what options are out there?