But you if are not understanding too many things, and it is keeping you reserved from making the move how then do you approach this? 

I consider a 5-10% vacancy rate depending on your market. 3% for reserves.

The more you know about the subject, the easier it will be for you tog get your wife get excited about the idea and explain away any reservations she might have. 

Add a page to your personal profile - upload some pics and video, and then "boost" some of your posts using specific demographics to target specific markets.Promote specials to get more people looking at your rental - something like 2 nights free with 5 paid nights, or 7 nights for the price of 5, or Save $110 if you make your reservation by _____ date.Promote to your sphere as well on your personal facebook page occasionally.What interest groups would be interested in staying at your place?

Reserves?

Also, many of the online auctions will state in their terms they can bid against you on behalf of the seller up to the reserve price.

Depending on your reserves for initial construction.

If you bought both heavily leveraged already, you probably need to build some equity first, which could either be from having rehabbed the units, market appreciation, etc, but you need to have adequate reserves as well. 

But just for my confirmation, you do understand where I am coming from right?

I also have served in the Army for the last 10 years in a reserve component.