Or you can create a C Corp and then transition to a S Corp. talk to your CPA before any of this to know your tax implications and annual maintenance cost of your corporation, not just your property.

Great job John Gammon Anderson How was the transition investing outside of Los Angeles?

If that's your last $35K, you may want to keep some of it as an emergency fund to help your transition from military to civilian live. 

I'd personally prefer Scottsdale as it seems to be an easy transition from Columbus. 

I'm not saying you can't do it; just be aware of the fact that it is low income and well inside what I consider to be the I-435 demarcation line that transitions into slightly better neighborhoods in Independence and further out.

You need them on board and informed in my view to make the process smooth.It was a good bit of communication (as they had pets, too, and these needed to be out of the way) but all the texts and emails were worth it for a smooth transition.

It's still transitioning.

If on the other hand you have no actual goal to transition to a different job you need to stay where you are till you figure out what it really is you want to do for a living.Set your goals and make plans to work toward achieving those goals.  

@Michael Boyer So, I've been trying to schedule a date to meetup with the tenants to discuss the transition, but it's never a good time for them - work schedules, prior engagements, etc. 

I think your understanding now the hype vs the reality in the wholesale treachs  each market is uniqueyou can send that amount of direct mail in one market and nothing happens.you could do that in another market and buy 10 houses.. wholesalers basically do very well in low value asset areas.. areas of that are transitioning and have a lot of vacant and board ups etc.if your mailing these to nicer areas.. you have to find that one needle in a haystack that is a hoarder or some other malady that keeps them from just listing and selling.I like to add if your going to do this why not have a license as well. you are throwing money down the drain just because you can't buy it cheap enough to sell it to another flipper.. ( everything has to be perfect) you could at least list and sell for retail and recoup your cost and make some money in the meantime.there was/is a young couple down just north of New Orleans chronicling their efforts and they gave their realtor about 7 or 8 really good leads.. then said we expect nothing.. well leagally they are not license so they cant get referral fee's anyway.. so they just handed that agent ( if said agent is any good) probably 3 or 4 listings) and they will make a nice amount of money while they got zip zero nothing and spent money.