I'm originally from the Newark, DE area but the military has me stationed in New Jersey.  

If you are in the College Station area, there are a number of athletic related Game-Day jobs.  

Here and there, there will be  a double unit.I personally would skip Station North and Parker Heights, I kind of agree @Mark Moyer Reservoir Hill could be an option.

I'm active duty Army and we needed to quickly rent out the home we were living in due to a PCS (Permanent Change of Station) and he listed the property and had it rented out quickly. 

If I bought a gas station or a multifamily or something, I have to outlay some type of money to get the returns.

I'm in TX (Houston, Austin, College Station area) trying to get started and I need to find someone too.

Yes, the cities are geographically close but consider that for a very long time transit connections into the employment centers of San Francisco and Oakland were lacking in the far East Bay until the opening of the Antioch and Pittsburg eBART stations in 2018 that really drove prices up.

I rent in a college town of College Station and my hard learned advice is to list your properties VERY early and make sure your lease has a longer than average renewal lead time.  

We might get restationed there next year and are debating buying another home or just renting while stationed there.  

@Brian Garlington, there are some decent areas in Bay Point and Pittsburg especially the areas close to Bart station.