I caught it right before it hit and negotiated a deal for myself.

He just got hit by the State of CA, Department of Industrial Relations - "Labor commissioner's office" with a claim from their gardener who was painting their house and got 'injured'There was no agreement or just basic agreement stating that the gardener and then painter was an independent contractor.  

Hitting doubles pay off in the long run...as opposed to waiting years on the sideline trying to hit a triple or home run.

I've found most great deals only last a few days (if that) once it hits the MLSstep 2) Comp it out. 

G I sympathize about not wanting to take a hit on the taxes.

Base hits all day long turn into a lot of home runs .

There are myriad reasons why the rates are lower for a primary residence vs an investment property, but simply put, if the mess hits the fan, what property are you going to let go first, the one you're living in or the one that you rent? 

Hit the ground running as fast as possible!

@Macy Stevenson you’ll definitely get stationed where you’re needed especially given your AFSC, the people that are commenting are correct that you won’t be able to move off base until you hit a certain rank until then you can continue to do research on possible locations you can go and that the real estate market is like at those locations, with time and intel on your desired locations and after you’ve had some service time and grade under your belt then you may be able to PCS to your preferred location, at least you have time on your side per se to prepare.

I’d recommend hitting up some of local meetups.