The challenge can be that Oregon has its form of rent control and so long term tenants could have rents that are well below market.

You have two steps available to you here, and you might be able to do both of them, you can at least do number 1.1) Given you already have the cost segregated on your building, assuming you had a good quality cost seg study that breaks out the different pieces of the roof, dispose of the old roof and take a loss on that old roof. 

Challenges?

First step - get two roommates to rent out the bedrooms that you are not occupying.

Managing it from a distance, even with family and military commitments, might have some challenges like property management fees and unexpected repairs, but there are ways to make it work.

I have been trying to network as much as possible locally. Meetups locally are few. I have only found 1 that happens maybe every month. The 1 investor I have been able to sit down with is more of a "traditional"invest...

Since the program started in 2017, you can’t have held them for 10 years yet, so you can’t sell the properties without a capital gain, although depending on when you bought them, I believe you might get a 10 or 15% stepped -up basis even if you do not hold ten years.

Then the next step identify ways to continue living below your means and saving more.

Have never gone through all of the intro steps recommended (finally doing so).

I was hoping for some guidance/suggestions on the steps involved with regards to a partnership.