This can include staging, professional photos and tours, maybe a unique website, boosted postings on social media, or whatever you come up with that sets you apart.

You have a unique situation in that you know people who are actively looking to relocate.

I think that I can afford a smaller home (1,200 sq.ft or less), but it would be towards the upper range of my budget (approximately $600K).

Credit scores are highly over-rated IMO as long as they are in a decent range.

My wife and I are active duty Air Force officers and eager to use our VA loans/sink our teeth into REI in the states, but it feels hard from this distance.However, I think there could be some unique benefits to adding someone 16 time zones away to an investment team.

Very cool way of analyzing it @Eric GoldmanIt seems like everything I find that people want to sell is unique and not a cookie cutter way of analyzing the deal.I recently just purchased a 4 unit building with 13 storage units on the property. 

There are a lot of homes for sale it seems in the 30k-50k range.

Louis and Memphis are more reasonable in that price range.  

Really - my question is two fold. 1) What unique contracts/documents do I need to be prepared with to move forward with these types of transactions assuming I am 2) What should I pull in attorneys, title companies, etc.. for? 

I would like to work around 3-5 hours a week to start outside of the EST 9-5 time range.