It depends on your “ideal tenant” and strategy once you PCS.Would you be looking to rent to single officers going through training, military families with children, medical corps personnel TDY to Ft Sam Houston for several months, maybe even an AirBnB near Lackland, etc.?

I've tried to secure a second job, but the job market here is really tough and many of my friends have lost their jobs and been searching for up to a year in several different career fields (CO).

I am in Tampa and we have a different MLS, but there is a "days on market" field in the MLS search engine that will allow an agent to search that.

I'm building a new MF house, targeting travel medics.

What if you run into medical or financial trouble? 

One of the most common derogatories are medical expenses.

You cannot broker or assign other persons stocks or any securities without a license.You cannot broker or assign medication without a license.Certain professions require licenses and are regulated especially when it comes to high value assets and consumer protection laws.

Are you able to field showings, take on liability, and get the highest amount for the property from extreme market knowledge? 

Can someone recommend a good third-party phone service to field tenant maintenance requests, etc. thanks so much

To quote Field of Dreams, "If you build it, they will come".