A dual agency approach could give you a little leverage as the listing agent may be more inclined to present your offer despite their "fiduciary duty" to the seller. 

Separated from Active Duty in 2012 and moved into the Navy Reserves. 

Had you been under my command, I would seriously consider Article 15 action and 3 days extra duty for the infraction.

Then in the first sentence of the subject line mention "Active Duty Military, encouraged to apply."   

As far as networking, using this website is vital to start.

But I have already decided that I will be hiring people to handle most of my day-to-day real estate duties and working mostly from home as we home school our children.

The will provides that part or all of the decedent's estate will go to a trustee who is charged with administering the trust property and making distributions to designated beneficiaries according to the provisions of the trust.To create a legal trust you will need a trustor, trustee, beneficiary, trust property and trust agreement.You can be appointed as Trustee and run all the day to day business affairs of the Structure or you can appoint another.The trustee has no personal liability in their capacity so long as they operate within the bylaws of the contract on behalf of the trust.A trustee normally will act in accord with the express terms of the trust instrument; act impartially, administering the trust for the benefit of all trust beneficiaries; administer the trust property with reasonable care and skill, considering both its safety and the amount of income it produces; maintain complete accounts and records; and perform taxpayer duties, such as filing tax returns for the trust and paying required taxes.When using a land trust it is best not to name yourself as trustee because A trustee in general must administer the trust property only for the designated beneficiaries and may not use trust principal or income for his or her own benefit.

I got off active duty last March and transitioned into the National Guard in CT.

Additionally you need to read and heed Federal AND State Fair Housing laws and the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; also possibly the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act if you potentially have active duty members as prospects/tenants.

I own properties in FL (I live in PCB now) and self-managed them while I was Active Duty and stationed in CA and Guam.