Hi @Kenny Guzman, welcome to the BiggerPockets community and congratulations to you and your wife on taking the next step in your investing journey.I'm an investor and investor-agent in North Jersey (Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties) and I quite frequently work with both first-time investors and house hackers.

Do people want convenience to the beach, boardwalk and casinos?  

Just like in beating a casino, the law of large numbers should allow me to thrive.

The other issue frequently pouring water on that market is mechanics liens in contractor friendly states. 

Having a representative in the local area who is in and out of the house frequently or can at least respond to the issue and get over and secure the place while the squatters are out and about is helpful.

You're better off listening to BP podcast episodes and visiting the forums frequently.

Jaden,My wife is military so we are used to frequent moving.

It's important to keep up frequent communication on business and personal updates as it will be hard to keep them separate.It's been mentioned already but having a thorough partnership agreement is a good idea so that you can come to terms of what will happen in certain events while in good standing with each other in the case that things get messy in the future.I've been told you can go faster alone but farther together.

The STR space is becoming more competitive, so working on your SEO and keeping your reviews high and frequent is important.

Be mindful that while the market is softening and the bidding wars aren’t as frequent we are still seeing people underprice their listings in the hopes of creating a bidding war.