- It is difficult to even get the cosmetics of the apartment done? 

However, it is difficult for us to analyze any future investment's value since we don't know where we will be stationed next. 

@Wayne Clark it's very difficult to purchase something using conventional financing and have it be a "true" BRRRR where you get all your capital back out.  

If the zoning needs to be changed, that can be a lengthy process and also difficult.

In many areas of the state today, it is difficult to get Homeowners insurance coverage and the prices are rising rapidly.Just got my Insurance bill and it was not pretty. 

Obviously for our age group its difficult to find friends who are like minded on investing in real estate.

Why this is King is because in San Diego it is extremely difficult to buy a 3-4 unit property with a primary residence loan since nothing tends to pass the self-sufficiency test whereas the VA loan it is not a requirement. 

Alternately, you can ask for the property to be delivered vacant.It’s a small town so I wouldn’t want to make the property vacant as I’d have a difficult time filling all the units quickly.  

Or just stay with the old carpet, covering the holes with rugs, esp since moving furniture in and out of the unit makes it difficult? 

But most people fail not because it is not possible, but because they don't do the difficult things it takes to succeed and they give up long before they reach the goal.