I am a local union electrician for Alameda county and have been building up a list of contacts of the tradesmen I met throughout my career and got along with on the job site, these individuals specialize in their own trade and are trust worthy people in general which was a big reason we got along.

Lenders love military and will loan to you over others who may have more money than you because you have a solid job. 

Great job at locking down multi in a more competitive area of our market! 

If there are drug dealers and prostitutes they're doing a damn good job at hiding it.Unfortunately, there seems to be some sort of discrepancy with the city appraised valuation.

And this time I hope I can do a better job because I am sure I got my back covered with pros at BIGGER POCKETS and hopefully local Reia which I am about to join soon.

Also, most lenders want to see stable job and income history so it may be harder to qualify for a loan until you are out of school and start working full time. 

Is it worth the ~$2150 to get the $10k insulation job done?

Every one of those people have full time jobs, their STR is something on the side. 

The only problem is that I will be in a job rotation program for the next 2 years, meaning I'll be changing locations every 6 months.

This will be a lateral transfer for my day job and will put me within striking distance of (what I think are) my target market(s).