Seems like a common scenario for some of the active military we've helped in the Tucson area recently, feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Your goals will define the route you take on this but building a list for buyers/investors is a time-intensive activity and the list is a living and breathing document.

Real Estate values, nationally, have never decreased over any 10 years. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUSFocus on optimizing active income first.

Active vs passive. 

I say this only to relate activity that sets off alarm bells, not to impugn what you are doing, which is better than 90% of what is hustled around these parts.

I am active duty and currently stationed in Jacksonville NC.

Those agents have their ego at the expense of the relationship, and there are such agents actively participating in this thread.

As those prices fluctuate, there is a builders somewhere putting his feet up waiting to see a market turn more active because the last thing he wants to do is start paying crews to build houses, that could drop in value while he's halfway through the build process and losing equity halfway into the project.

It's a very local question based on the comps and active/recently sold inventory inside the community.

So i am not currently actively seeking brrrr opportunities (but if one fell into my lap, i would no complain).Likely the most sure value add in So Cal at this point are lot splits.