Paid for college out of pocket, no home, no car loans and have been overseas building business since college.Now I am struggling with financing for several deals we are looking at because of lack of credit history and fact that business makes the money and it is not my personal income.

I realize that my assumption is based on Weed, but that is our Prohibition and if history teaches us anything it is that where it is available people will flock too it.

Bill pays your for your housing based on the BAH rate for the area you are attending school. http://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/resources/benefi...So, why can't you purchase a duplex, triplex or fourplex as your primary residence (qualifying based on the BAH you will receive), live in one unit while renting the others (cash flow in your pocket), then finish college, move to your job location, rent out the unit you lived in and start your investing adventure all over again?

One of the houses has a history of drug users, not currently.

I am 18 and recently graduated from high school.

Does a good school district with close amenities work or is it better to look for places maybe around a busy downtown area?

The Naval Bases and Navy Shipyard are the big employers followed by academia (the colleges and local school districts).

Most BP members are tied down to a certain area for some reason, whether it’s a job, married and spouse won’t budge, kids are in school, can’t bear to be away from home, etc, so they make due with their local area.

In this space you want to be more concerned with rental history, ignore that they don't pay a lot of their bills, you are only concerned that they pay your bill (the rent).  

I never spent any time there until she started school last year.