When I was a kid in the 80's, we just had to worry about the air rade warnings sounding if the Russians were attacking.

In real estate, that's often called "cash on cash return", which is simply how much cash do you make for the cash you have invested.For example (again, pulling numbers out of the air) say you could buy a house for $100,000 that needed $10,000 in fixup and would rent for $1,300.

I have used a seperate air card in the past, but really have not noticed a decrease in speed with the hotspot, and it is cheaper.

I began my investing career when I was in the Air Force (I just got out this past summer), so I understand some of the issues that are unique to military members.

I am former military (I was a Maintenance Officer in the Air Force until this past June) and know many people who have done what you are doing and have been quite successful.

Comps in the area are dicey since they are all small, older homes ('70-'71s) and some have not been upgraded like ours (most do not have central heat/air, patios, etc).We'd just like to go on to the next deal at this point and want to do it ourselves so we need the cash.

The plan is to remove the water meter each fall, blow out the pipes with an air compressor, and add rv antifreeze to all of the traps.

That is important and really the home sale issue is where you should start before you go borrow money based on the home selling and then come up short or prolong the term of the loan, etc.If the agent listing your house is doing a poor job, fire them.

I'm not sure what's in the air, but thought I'd share.

I originally became interested in real estate by listening to a retired Air Force pilot tell me of his simple investment strategy:Move to a new military baseBuy a homeGet relocated to a new military baseRent and repeatFast forward 10 years and I found myself drawn back to real estate after my wife and I went through the process of buying a vacant lot on which to build our home.