Then when you PCS from Ft Bragg you can turn it over to PM and use it as a rental.I have known several NCOs and Officers that purchased a SFH at each of their duty stations; handed them over to PM and finished their 20 years with two sources of passive income.Highly suggest you look at the southern pines area if there are any deals; that is where you find the majority of the higher BAH earners going.Airborne!!!

Or if you have cash sources outside you can replace the note with cash. 

Private money has been the key to growth for me. 

This will likely be your best source for finding a deal that make sense and gaining the knowledge and insights to be successful.In the meantime I would save your money and when you comes along you will be ready.Wish you the best of luck.

There is a way to combine it with a 1031 by starting a 1031 with the sale of a property, allowing the note to go into the 1031 and then replacing the note with cash from an outside source. 

Then factoring in potential mold and insulation... you know where this is going $$$$.On the upside however, we have updated plumbing, electric (supposedly, without inspection yet), all new windows, and overall a practically turn key house besides the things mentioned above.

What public sources do you use? 

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I think finding a good set of boots on the ground is key.

I know a few turn keys available in my area.