if you do settle in one metro area for a tour of at least 3 years..If you planned to stay at after you get out of service if you plan to you might decide to get into a deal while you have the steady military income.

I'd be happy to chat sometime and discuss the market or if you'd like a tour of the city, give me a shout and we can visit some neighborhoods that fit your investment style.

Take some time to tour the forums, you’ll find a plethora of others in your situation that have received great advice.

Most of they use tour operators to book their homes so even if they quote you 15-20% commission understand that it could be 15-20% of an already discounted commission.

Currently, I work in originations for a European bank here in NYC/New Jersey.

I'm interested in a buy and hold strategy but feel free to chime in on what you look for in flips as well.So, assuming the numbers checkout, what questions do you ask your broker if you can't get a physical tour? 

I would tour the local area and find some active projects similar to what you have in mind.

I'd be glad to tour you around or just talk about real estate :)

Your best bet may be to tour all the local/regional smaller banks and ask. 

It's called Hard Hat Investor Tours.