You have no idea how this could set him off.Do you know how to get hold of his commanding officer? 

Our plan is to hold the house 5 years + until the market comes back, or possibly just holding it long term. 

I have recently started diving into the idea of house hacking to start my career in real estate so bear with me...I have no actually plan yet as I'm still learning but I'm gonna run down an idea I have in hopes to gain some knowledge. 

We’d like to assemble a real estate portfolio over the years, and would consider buying a rental property whilst living in our current home.I’m looking for any creative ideas or suggestions given our circumstances.

Looking for a zoning expert’s idea for this.

@Mohit Arora to gain some piece of mind in this same situation, I drafted a "Holding Deposit Agreement" document that is entered between the potential tenant and I.The purpose is to use the deposit to hold the rental until the lease signing and transition this Holding Deposit to a Security Deposit once the lease is signed and all other move-in funds are collected.You can message me privately and I can send you the doc I drafted.

I'm glad you get to hold on to your small slice of heaven.

I checked out weekendmillionaire dot com as someone suggested but they only hold their chats once a month.

While I'm excited about the potential, I'm also unfamiliar with the specific dynamics of the Orlando market.I'm particularly interested in finding a small multi-family property (duplex, triplex, or fourplex) that would be a good long-term hold.

Buy and hold?