I think it's a relatively safe bet, given the current market value, expected population growth, etc.

I left the Navy last fall and my wife is still active duty here in Jax so if you have any questions, I can relate to your situation.

Local neighborhood and good deal given the relative lack of flooding.

All of those boxes should be checked to get you confortable with relatively safe, stable first investment for you as you become acclimated to the business. 

I like most things about the DST, except the relatively high load charges to get out of my stuff and even more so into the DST. 

Do you have any related skills to fix and flipping or are you just going to be hiring it out?

You're in the right place to learn about syndications, NNN leases, and everything real estate related. 

It claims to be turnkey and is 100% rented right now, at a 10.7% CAP rate and is relatively cheap.

The prospectus should speak to the opportunity and expected upside while addressing key risks that could jeopardize the "return on" as well as the "return of" capital.Most real estate investors will know how to "size" a deal and analyze a deal on their own, especially relatively similar investments like real estate. 

It fell into our laps as a person who just started in REI had his relatives facing the foreclosure.