However, a contractor stopped by to do some other work in the apartment and told us that if he was us, he never would have allowed it, she is parked right by the garage where it charges overnight and he told me that if this Chevy Bolt catches fire our house will burn down and we are liable for car and everything.

What this means to you is, find a Lender you feel comfortable with and as part of your due diligence, ask them if they have access to "First Time Homebuyer" programs or if you fit the criteria, an "Income Restricted" Loan Programs.    

Liz.Take each deal with tenants in them one at a time and budget for an eviction.Some of these tenants may not be as great as you think.They may destroy your property or stop paying rent if they find out there is a new owner. 

You have real time access to new listings.

A couple of advantages I have going for me are a good credit rating and access to my HELOC.Thanks all.

Not to mention your husband will still be using it as his primary residence until he deploys which is another exceptable reason to stop using it as your primary residence. 

BoHome Equity Line of CreditChoose a Home Equity Line of Credit for greater flexibility with easy access to funds on an ongoing basis.

A good broker should be able to guide you in your investment decisions in terms of giving you insights about different markets and asset classes, current trends in those markets, any other specialized info and statistics that they have access to and that is not publicly available.

The roofing company came out at least 3 times (about every month) to do repairs and leak never stopped. 

I'm mostly focusing on looking in Lawrenceburg to start, because it is so easily accessible, but I am very open to suggestions if you have any.