Never rent without a substantial security deposit, a good lease agreement, and assertive management practices.

You didn't mention what sort of properties you were considering and need to identify your strategies and goals before you dive in, of course.

However as long as there aren't complaints that are substantial enough to warrant the county doing an inspection, you will likely be fine renting both sides.

I would note all the inspections and corrections that have occurred at the property and that they have made inappropriate/false statements that are not substantiated by the inspection findings.

You have to dive in at some point to get the momentum going.

ya we got schooled in Texas  appraised values and what someone will actually pay is very many times not close to the same.. its not like our area on the west coast were if a house is worth 210k It sells for that.. of course in the major metro area we don't have any homes that are livable that cheap.. but you get my point.. also when flipping these are almost all FHA buyes at those price points and yoru going to have to give substantial seller credits and in our experience what we went into contract for and what the appraisal came in at was ALWAYS 5 to 10% less it was frustrating.. its certainly a locals market for sure in my mind. 

Your hard money costs will be substantially higher that what chris said.

It may sound like a waste of money but while active duty you will be a dabbler and traveling, you’ll lose substantial money by not establishing a team.

I am reading all I can and researching all I can about real estate investing and looking forward to diving into it a little more eventually!

So my fiancé and I are gearing up to take the dive into real estate investing.