Does anyone have any unique skills they can share with me that can lead me to my first deal? 

Others have a combination.  

its a unique situation but there is definitely opportunity here.

Jackson Street in Orlando Fla, 32811) and would like to either sell or develop and would love advice on how to make use of this land.The lots are around 26k sq ft all combined and unfortunately are landlocked so some type of easement would be needed.

I know each market is unique- but just wanted to see if anyone had ideas or reflections on the Phoenix market.  

The home is unique in that it has a separate entrance to the basement and an easily configurable entrance to a great little studio area with a half bath.

Combine OK's 8% + vacancy in one of the hottest rental markets nationally in the last 30 years,  its notoriety for storm damage there's likely lower hanging fruit in other markets. 

I would agree the majority who purchased the high retail turnkeys in poor locations ( 50%+ are located in that class seemingly) combined with post 2014, will regret such a move accordingly.

Also, I didn't see anything about being able to vacate a property after a certain time period here:http://benefits.va.gov/WARMS/docs/admin26/handbook...There are exceptions of course that could come into play based on your unique situation.

But that's not unique.