Our 2/1.5s are often rented by a single traveling medical professional who just wants extra space and can afford it.We'll see as time goes on.  

CoC returns of 15-25% can be had here based on what skills and or effort you put into the project. 

Hiring skilled professionals, like CPAs or specialized consultants, can help you make accurate financial statements and give you useful advice.

I work in a medical field and there's always a shortage. 

Create a team of skilled agents, lenders, attorneys, and contractors, network with local communities, and evaluate transactions with resources such as Zillow and Redfin.

Quote from @Adam Czachor: If you're going to be an absentee landlord, I would start by looking for highly skilled property managers that can handle whatever you purchase.

I'm thinking of starting a property management company as I have a lot of skills I can leverage for this type of business.

The thing to understand about being an agent, that took me a little while to figure out, it’s a marketing gig, your actual skills as an agent are mostly irrelevant, most buyers won’t understand or care if they got a good deal or a bad one within reason.

I am a small business owner who has been involved with multiple syndicates in the past. But I’ve come to realize in order to maximize the tax benefits and long-term earnings. I need to start buying my own properties. ...

Unless you have strong coding and spreadsheet skills (and lot's of time) I recommend following J Scott's advice.