Military length is suspended for up to ten years if you are moved due to qualified extended military duty or if you were required to move farther than 50 miles from your duty station .  

As I am now being stationed overseas, I'm strongly considering hiring a property manager to manage my property while I am away.

@Dan WynnI have been stationed at Fort Benning twice, but I do not know anyone actively investing there.

Add that it was already dark out and there were no streetlights where we got caught.I started thinking that if we were on a normal interstate we would have at least had street lights and could have pulled over or exited and pulled into a gas station or something. 

I'm currently stationed in CA and after 7 months finally found a deal on a new personal residence that will also work as a long term hold rental when I move out...

Hmmm...let's see...Two years I went to the gas station down the street and bought gas at about $4 per gallon.

:wink: Originally posted by Tom Cullen: Hawaii was one of only three duty stations for people with my specialty so I was able to buy Hawaii real estate in the 80's.

Funny story- Many years ago when my car was brand new I was driving by a bus station- I rolled down the windows, open my sun roof and blasted my music as I drove slowly by the bus stop (As if to say-Hey look at me, Don't you wish you were me) Anyway as soon as I passed the bus stop I rolled my windows back up, Shut my sunroof and turned down the music- It was hurting my ears afterall and then it hit me like a tons of bricks- WHO THE HELL WAS I JUST TRYING TO IMPRESS!!!!!

Chris I meant Clay pipes but different parts of the country used different things during different eras because of cost,availability,closeness to the area where constructing,soil conditions,etc.Either way in my mind a critical inspection is to scope the line all the way out to the street.Some plumbers only have a 25 ft camera and others have the big one that goes hundreds of feet which will reach out to almost all mains at the street before running out of camera line.On environmental stuff mentioned you sure can have situations where next door is a laundry facility or gas station that is now vacant.The contaminants leach over into your soil.Now the EPA is demanding you clean it up which becomes very,very expensive.What to look for comes with experience.I have found it is better that I learn from my plumbers and other professionals I use and they often share tips for free.Here in Georgia inspectors do not have to be licensed (it might have changed recently)but in the past they were not required to be.I have found I have more knowledge than many inspectors and all they do is charge a bunch of money and then refer you off to the people I have already learned from.My guys will take a look at it for free because they know it is future business I will be giving them.I just call them in if I have a question.

@Antonio BodleyI was stationed in the panhandle of Florida and am quite familiar with parts of AL.