If you are accredited, consider researching experts that do what you want to do all day long and full time and invest w/them, w/intention, learn as much as you can.  

@Wayne Brooks  with my commercial banks rule of thumb is anyone with 20% or greater needs to be underwritten and qualified and any PG's that the bank may require is signed by anyone with 20% or more ownership interest.I am not an expert of public financing guidelines like this.. good mortgage broker should be able to figure it out..

I have nothing of value to add here, except thanks for all the great insight in this thread!

I appreciate the insight.

Being an expert in sales doesn't translate to an expert in leasing.    

I'm more interested in multi-family units, however is the numbers work I would consider SFR as well.Can anyone give me insight to this neighborhood...?

So these are my initial thoughts on the issue - I'd love to hear any feedback from the experts out there... any other military members who encounter these types of frequent move and invest types of life situations... so thanks in advance for your input!!! 

I'm being relocated out of state and I was going to rent out my primary, but found out my housing allowance will be voided if I do, so essentially I have to keep it empty if I want to get it...and I definitely want to...

If anybody could give me some insight I would very much appreciate it.

Plumbers have equipment that is much more heavy-duty than what we own ourselves and are experts in rooting out plumbing lines and ensuring drains flow freely.Electrician - While we do quite a bit of electrical work ourselves, it is important to have an electrician available for more complex work, such as upgrading an electrical box or replacing wiring.Carpet Sales and Installation - Every property we have ever owned has received new carpet at some point during our ownership.