That means you will not be getting a housing allowance (BAH) until you either get married or promote to E-5 or E-6 (I'm Navy so I don't know which one for sure) which usually takes several years and at least one reenlistment. 

Lesson no 2: No good deed goes unpunished (one of my favorites)

Your rental half is reported on Schedule E. 1/2 of your housing expenses go against the rental (assuming the 2 units are equal size).

You should cold e-mail and cold-call professionals at real estate companies in your area to set up informal coffee chats and informational interviews but don't ask for a job and come with a list of questions.

@Evan Polaski helps to run my favorite meetup on the last Tuesday of every month.

One of my favorite sayings from my dad (who got it from his dad), of course modified for current prices

Found the deal from a Craigslist ad the Seller with looking to liquidate a Portfolio of properties and this was one of them.

My favorite flip ever.

I enjoy going to my favorite dive bar, Ledos, and pointing across the street at my 4 unit, and telling all of my buddies I own it.

I like to watch how properties sell in the Denver area by favoriting them on the Redfin app.