Military Investing Struggles - to invest or not?

[Andrew Major]

I have been pretty busy researching my market and studying real estate the last two months. I am currently looking at two properties that fit all my criteria and rules (50%, 2%, etc). Unfortunately I will be deploying soon being in the military. I know it take 1-2 months to actually close. I also don't have a property manager or systems in place for it to run on its own. This is my first property, so I will be waiting until I come back not to rush it. Once I get back from my deployment I will have 2 years left at the installation (Fort Drum, New York). I wIll be returnIng home to Delaware. Is it worth to invest somewhere I will be leaving for another state? Should I just save my money for when I get back home amd invest locally? Thanks for yoIr help in advance

[Ian Kee]

I think it's prudent for new investors to invest somewhere close to where they will be. Especially if you don't have a property manager setup. You cannot manage a property from a distance.