I’m military and I’m near a major military installation and the home is in the most desirable area.

But the desirability of your house it is also going to depend on what part of Oklahoma you are looking at.

One way around this is to establishing a land trust and then having the beneficiary of the land trust to the desired LLC. 

You need to target at least $40k profit for a hard money flip to make sense so you have a cushion.You have a lot of potential with your RE license and desire to get into investing. 

The prices you see are due to its desirability and less about gentrification.   

It allows for cheaper living and in many cases, allows for closer or more desirable neighborhoods to be within reach. 

I am looking to purchase a home in a desirable area (East of 5, North of 90) with a large number of rooms, and a sizeable basement.

As for multi-units, they are typically in less than desirable areas and can be a little hard to find for the right price.

Direction on this one is specific to your capacity for risks and your desired return.

I do not know what I would do after achieving financial freedom, but I'm absolutely sure that I wouldn't spend it here.However, I am still grateful to have the income and opportunity that I do have, and I would like to leverage this income to achieve the one thing that I desire above all things in life at this particular moment - financial freedom, as fast as possible.