I am at the same duty station for the next three years, so to my understanding, I could not use secondary entitlement for a rental property in the same area.

How would I find an off duty police officer or someone to go with me to the property that appears to carry a little bit of weight?

To be honest given what you just described seems like the percentage should be a lot closer to 0 than 33.The way you explanied it it sounds like the only thing this person is doing is allowing you to access funds that are just as much yours as it is his/hers.I'd probably offer to make the HELOC payments and pay them some interest rate on the money past that, like 4-5%.If you think about it that is a pretty nice return since if you were paying for "your" half as well you would be offering 8-10% plus the interest rate on the HELOC.If I was doing equity I'd be less than 10% on this.I respect "The Money Guy" and that they are a vital part for many investors.

The wife is on plant/flower duty as to make it have that SEXY curb appeal! 

There's a level of autonomy that is vital in more economic trying times.

Obviously one of my assumptions is incorrect or I'm missing another vital source of income, but I can't figure it out and was hoping someone on here could shed some light on this.Thanks!

I'm an active duty member who invests.

I'm an active duty military member with a couple of young kids and I will be deploying in a few months.

Honestly sometimes too many choices is an issue :)My husband is active duty so we have had to choose where we have been placed.

The draw backs are that they require batteries, they are not as heavy duty, and there is always risk of the electronics failing and locking you out.