@Angelica Byrnecan you just save up enough until you are able to house hack? 

My name is  Sherman and currently looking at a house hack on a duplex.

The house hacking will pay dividends for a long time I’m sure.

A couple tips--Always best to house hack small multis when you are moving around from base to base. 

You can buy a new house every year or pay your 8% down.  

Further context, I have zero debt, high 700s credit score, one other investment property here locally. 175k in cash available, looking to do DSCR loans or cash and then refinance.Peoria, Illinois- Great need for lower income housing, market appears to have many options.Lawton, Oklahoma- Looking only at extremely cheap properties, as it seems it’s not terribly hard to find renters.

Also, check local zoning and park rules to ensure flexibility with different housing types.

If you ever have questions on landlord software or student housing, I'm a great resource!

Section 8, nice housing!

You can quickly see why looking at this graph - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/buying-vs-renting-house-in-...You can see how in 2015 the average mortgage was cheaper than the average rent, so it was easier to make the math work with light value add and just buying single family homes.