The current owner rents to older folks who don't have children.

We have young children, so renting our SFH and moving into a MFH isn't really in the cards. 

We spend the rest of our time chasing our two small children around! 

Not having tenants pay - you get to pick your tenants, so you can avoid most problems by buying near the university and renting to college student (parents almost always foot the bill and they are concerned about credit scores and defaults for themselves and their children) or picking a nicer neighborhood where good quality tenants want to live and then screening them really well.

My wife and children prefer me if that helps :)

Items such as: clothing, tools, furniture, books, electronics, toys, kitchenware, etc.

They offer 3D computer models of properties so you can see teh layout of where everything is but they remove all of the personal items like furniture and stuff.

Say I can get all the furniture and lights and decor for free.

Hi Sarah D.But, as the most basic answer to your question, BAH is intended to cover rent and incidentals of not living in the barracks (furniture, appliances).

Just be careful to not put yourself at risk for liability if there are children in the home that could get injured by the construction process.