(As opposed the starting move in date). 

It was mentioned by @Brandon Turner on one of the podcasts and deals with immediate as opposed to delayed gratification.Take those 6 months and learn EVERYTHING you can about your REI plans. 

•Don’t confuse a good method of comparison (like % of rents) with a good method of estimation (like $/sqft or per/unit costs)•Floors, Interior Painting, & Kitchens can cost more than Roofs, exterior paint, & appliances over the long term!

I'm not opposed to traveling to other states to learn as well.

So  I have an exterior door which leads directly into the owners bedroom. 

I might suggest that as opposed to buying single family homes you look at 5+ door multi family units in each duty station the down side is that the VA i think will only finance a Quad since it still qualifies as residential but if you can buy two quads you can roll those into a commercial loan.

@Jordan Concepcion Hais painting in San Diego came in at and exterior paint of $2.25 sq/ft google for contact info.

As opposed to the referrer (bird dog) they both the possibility of monetary gain, but no direct cause and effect.https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?

Obviously demand is huge in the area or they wouldn't be building but the great news for me is that they'll be charging 30% more for much smaller units.In the long run, it will draw more people to live in the area and provide me with a larger pool of prospective tenants that are excited to pay my rates as opposed to the more expensive "new" building down the street.If you're not sure how well the area can support the additional 27 units, then it's probably something to be concerned about and worth factoring extra vacancy and/or lower rents into the equation.

I'd hate to see someone with good intentions like yourself, who is forced to scrimp on something or things due to flat out lack of funds then be labeled a slumlord, since the city has a MASSIVE hammer to whack the heck out of anyone they think of that way, as code just for exterior is basically a like new structure, down to the paint not chipping etc and they can rack up 20, 30+ code violations instantly and then take that "slumlord" to court, get a civil judgement so you can't even just walk away then, it will hurt or ruin chances for any other mortgage, they don't want that happening and I've seen it happen to people who most of the time, did deserve it. $5k won't even cover a cosmetic rehab and the city also hammered the biggest mega banks on REO homes they let slide, forcing them to hire crews I knew to spend $15k, $20k or more JUST ON EXTERIOR WORK, insides still trashed in areas where nothing sells above $50k or $60k, using same tactics.