Thanks @Dan Naughton, will keep that in mind... and College Station is a little easier to get to from the Woodlands since the Grand Parkway opened.

(Military is supposed to provide this to all members before a permanent change of station, but the reality is that it doesn't always happen)  I had to move my whole family from coast to coast with all of our things (and pets), without knowing that we had a place to live at the end of the move. 

We met at the train station and went out for a curry.The invitation is open to anyone else who is passing through London England.John Corey

I am closing on a duplex in an up and coming area of Logan Heights just a few hundred feet from the train station (and a few blocks up from the police station lol), and it has been completely rehabbed from the ground up (not by me) so I have a perfect situation to view the cap ex timeline from the start, thanks for putting this post out there and giving me some ideas!

I am active duty Air Force and am currently stationed in NJ.

@John MattoxYou are correct John -- Regus is already here -- they have a location near K96 and Rock rd in the office park there N of the Hwy and will be putting in their marque location at the old Union Station presently being rehabbed by Occidental Company Downtown.  

Going through a similiar thought process for a property i have in NC (Fayetteville) it ws my primary residence when i stationed there but has been a rental ever since i left (about 15 years)  before selling , just remember your total retuen is more than just cash flow .  

Definitively factor in about 10% of gross rent (for all three units) as a management fee in your calculations -- even though while you are stationed in Oak Harbor you will be living there and handling what you can.  

I am looking to interview two or three commercial property managers in College Station, TX.  

Renovation Station is a good option for marked down tile and fixtures.