Hi Davin, 32246 is a great zip code.

Word of advice is that if you believe you are going to be stationed at your current location for a while consider using your earned benefit of the VA loan to house hack a detached duplex.  

@alissaengel did being in the military benefits help you in anyway?

Has this benefit been discontinued, or am I looking in the wrong place?

The tenant problems that usually come with this will far outweigh any benefits in terms of returnsAre you going to re-finance it after purchase/rehab and after you pay off your line of credit?

Seller may carry some paper for me and that would be a benefit.

I was wondering how to budget since I’ll have to pay outright and won’t see tax benefits until later or even only until I sell.

Renovate the property (would cost around $40k to do the major renovations such as getting the plumbing and electrical up to code, redo the siding of portion of the house (there's some rotting wood), install new cabinets and redo the bathroom, etc.2.

Monthly, rental income for a basic code approved RV space is likely to be $500 or more.   

I don't see any benefit out of it.