<prompt> Human: I am married with no children and we do not currently own property. We make 90kyear and have 50K put away between savings and checking not including mutual funds and IRAs. We have been stationed on Oahu for 9 months now and are interested in buying a property before we have to move to the next assignment. Im interested in acquiring real estate as an investment opportunity and also as a place to live for the next 2 years potentially, although we are content with where we are renting. I am eligible for a VA loan, but open to any others that may be more beneficial. I do not know much about buyingselling property, so my questions are: Is it worth it to buy property in Hawaii? If so, should I sell before I leave assuming the value increases or should I use a property manager? Thank you for your guidance. EDIT: Thank you everyone for the great advice! It looks like Ill continue to rent while stationed on Oahu and hopefully try to find something a little cheaper for my last two years.  <response>: Been here same length. I say no. All it takes is one bad renter or sitting empty for 2-4 months to ruin your savings. And a pain in the ass to come back to yearly to keep tabs on once gone. We are saving to buy at the next assignment assuming it is more reasonably priced. So on base we sit... 