Matthew, I'm a former Marine myself... stationed at Pendleton. 

Well, that's kind of like running the car out of gas and having it towed back to the station you passed before the engine stopped.

Newish member here (have made a couple posts).I am originally from the SF Bay Area but am currently living in East Grand Forks, MN (husband is an AF pilot so we're stationed here for a few years).We own one rental property in Suisun City, CA (near Travis AFB), and manage from afar (the renters are actually old roommates who stayed on and are unicorn renters!).

Good luck on your journey - the best advice I can offer is stay involved and up to date with the ever changing landscape no matter what business you are in, I might add, whether it is operating rentals or a gas station around the corner :)

I'm looking for advice on a Smart Lock/Digital Key for our Long Term Rental in College Station.  

Transmission shop that was a gas station across the street, makes me wonder about old gas tanks.

My cousin was a weatherman for Bryan, College Station years ago.

Water features, walking trails, playgrounds, commercial aspects so that residents may walk to jobs created, I have even seen contributions to a municipality for a fire station to serve the are where the project was located.No one starts out as a developer in this area anymore, won't happen!

Walk in to the police station and ask, they will tell you if the area you are looking is ok.

We dumped a property there last year just behind the ambulance station, it took a minute to sell and as you say the appreciation is minimal, it's a cap rate town.