Lots of cheap property in these areas.. the biggest challenge will not be finding deals but managing the property and finding quality tenants.

QuickBooks Pro Desktop is good for handling flips  Nancy Neville

The subcontractor can also handle turnover cleaning and things like changing carpet etc.Will this model work and can scale up without Hiring property managers?

The subcontractor can also handle turnover cleaning and things like changing carpet etc.Will this model work and can scale up without Hiring property managers?

For the intellectually challenged I will guide them but they have to do it.

The biggest challenge I faced when I got started was finding a good GC & handyman, which threw off all my projections.

The DMV handles the title to the home unless it is declared real estate and becomes a permanent fixture with the land.  

I hope it works out for you- also,  be sure to include any experience you have that shows you know how to handle responsibility and if you have ANY outside/inside maintenance experience, even if it's only on your parent's house.  

So once you start having multiple properties this might become a challenge on military pay. 

If that "boots on the ground" partner has the responsibility of handling the issues, they are going to want to provide a property where the management is as easy as possible....since they are the ones doing it.