@Dominique RhodesRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in BEFORE investing!

@William VreelandKnoxville Pros: With family nearby in Nashville, you may have a solid support system in Tennessee, which could make managing properties easier, especially if you're new to the market.

How do you evaluate R.E. deals for potential creative financing opportunities?

If you do not close on enough of your properties to defer all tax you will simply pay the same tax you would have at the same time you would have.

They operate like a credit card - when you are not using the money you don’t accumulate interest, when you are using the money you accumulate interest and need to make monthly payments.

It sounds like there is some scale in the deal for a fix and flip, but you would surely be way out ahead of your skis to do that based on what you said.

This is a crucial vehicle to your early success as a veteran.If you don't know where you will settle when you first get back, getting started learning markets that are interesting to you (and you may also like to be close to) is very wise.

If you are going to self manage your property, then I would not want my tenant to know my name.

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Thank you