After dong this, my lending institution of choice will now disregard the seasoning period because now there is a mortgage on the property and they look at this as a re-fi, in essence my bank is able to "steal" away a mortgage from another lending institution,(e.g. my business in this case) so they don't care how long the property has been owned. 

Part of the process of the BRRRR strategy is the refi portion to get you back some or all of your initial cash invested so you can keep going but not all properties will be in a position to get the refi so that is something you need to consider with your lenders and you should have an alternative for that instance.

(On-base housing and food can suck, but it's way more affordable than the alternatives!

Only 9 of the 100+ inquiring people actually filled out the pre-screening form and 5 of them were invited to view the property.We gave people the choice to fill out paper application and pay $35/adult for background screening or apply for free through Naborly.

people on wait list...My agent is telling me this is not a good choice...which I agree with from investor perspective, but life is gonna be so much better :) Also I wonder if working towards removing rental cap during 1-2 years when I will be living there is not too big of a risk.

Income tax has never played a role in my choices.

Process, costs, hot area's.... lot of choices in talk turkey.

Given that, I'd say, ensure that you have a well diversified portfolio that includes everything: Wall Street investments, and various type of alternatives in real estate and beyond. 

But, if you need to meet with someone for an hour or two during the day, and know in advance the day and time and need a professional environment, they provide a nice alternative.

Right now interest rates are so low and leveraging those can also be a good choice.