My entire life story is in the journal link I posted above. We are both Active Duty, not Guard or Reserve. We own investment properties in NC and VA, but not in San Antonio. Please, read the link and provide any advice you can!
As far as how we like San Antonio.....we don't. I'm not a city person at all. I grew up in a place where, if you could see your neighbors, they were too close. Living in San Antonio, (the 6th largest city in the US), is quite the opposite. We are crammed in here like rats. Houses are literally feet apart from one another. Traffic is a daily given at all hours of the day/night. Crime, especially smash and grab theft, is insane (We have been broken into 3 times in 1.5 yrs). This leads to having to deal with city people, which I also don't like! I'm not use to people being so rude and uncaring about how their actions affect others. Leaving dogs out to bark all night seems to be a given here, and when your house is only feet away, there is nothing you can do about it. (San Antonio has no law against barking dogs.). I also have never been treated the way I have here. The city is 86% hispanic. My wife and I, (both white), are not and we don't speak Spanish. This is often reflected in how we are treated in the community. No matter how hard you try, you are still an outsider here. Needless to say, we can't wait to move.