10/24/2026
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When investors evaluate a market, they often focus on population growth, job creation, and rental demand.
But there's another factor I pay attention to:
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐.๐. ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
Here's something worth considering.
According to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, approximately ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ-๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐, relying on surrounding communities for housing.
And the impact goes beyond military personnel.
Military spouses, children, civilian employees, and local businesses are all part of these communities.
In fact, GAO research found that counties with larger military populations were associated with higher median rents.
But here's where investors need to be careful.
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
Before I consider a property, I want to understand:
โ Is the military installation expanding or reducing personnel?
โ What does the local housing supply look like?
โ Are rents affordable relative to military housing allowances?
โ Can the property generate sustainable cash flow?
โ What happens if market conditions change?
As a 26-year military veteran, I've seen firsthand how important these communities are to service members and their families.
As a real estate investor, I also understand that ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ.
For me, investing near military communities brings together two things I value:
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ.
Because the goal isn't simply to own more properties.
It's to create lasting value while making informed investment decisions.
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