It depends on your “ideal tenant” and strategy once you PCS.Would you be looking to rent to single officers going through training, military families with children, medical corps personnel TDY to Ft Sam Houston for several months, maybe even an AirBnB near Lackland, etc.?

In real estate, you do not want to entertain a money train or issues and no profit.

However, for $8,000, I received no live training—just videos—and was left to navigate the deal on my own, despite assurances of a dedicated consultant guiding me through every step.This ordeal has left me devastated.

I've spoke with the folks over at Abodea, who do offer a scalable call-center approach to HOA PM at quite affordable rates, but we're still missing the kind of local, on-site general contractor/handyman or capital management planning schedules that would be required for proactively addressing homeowner and community association needs. 

Maybe, instead of saving for a house, you save for a job change, whether it will cover your expenses for a few months, while you work a much more flexible job, and look for better additional work, or get training for a job that is more stable. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I’ve seen both trains of thought.

That takes a little training though.

We are training them to find properties that have not been on the MLS while using strategic financing.

They can earn far more from the note transaction then the training.