Joining the military for economic and social opportunity isn't a bad idea, but real estate benefits are quite limited. the VA loan is often a trap for new investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/va-loan-program-trap-rental-investors

Will keep updating and posting the project via social media.

Understand what each partner will make, how profits will be split, what each will contribute, etc. tax implications for partnership allocations.

From what I’ve observed so far, it seems that most REIs are very social, outgoing people.

Don't forget social media. 

@Wally Martinez for buyers I have found folks doing flips in my area while driving for leads, another way is checking local Facebook groups, Craigslist and other social media sites.

As others have said, yes.Biggest hangup is typically technology, or rather not knowing how to work it.On a typical Oakland CA purchase contract, with typical Bay Area timelines, the seller is going to indirectly (via the terms/conditions/timelines spelled out in the purchase contract) require the homebuyer to know what a PDF is and how to docusign and what an email is and how to work a document portal and how a scanner works and how to own a scanner (to scan the social security income entitlement letter) and that sort of thing.Pragmatically, the way around that is kids/grandkids/nieces/etc helping.

The seller has put on a new roof, water heater, and water pipes the last few years so hopefully there won't be any major cap-ex.I found this deal by putting an "I buy houses" post on the Facebook social network page of the small town I invest it, didn't cost me a cent.

The only problem is with their social lives, they have no need of the yard, so it's really a nuisance.

There is a lot of shopping without contracting going around most social media outlets down here.