But you wouldnt want the "extremely gifted" medical student to perform brain surgery on you if they have never done an operation before in their life right?

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.  

It appears you have some great skills and experience to move you forward in this endeavor.

Real estate is a long game unless you are talking about getting a real estate job, which then requires skill and experience.

I hope to have personal credit and tax issues resolved but I know that will be at minimum 6 to 8 months' time assuming no more medical emergencies or health issues.

For older demographics, consider the availability of medical centers, entertainment, and restaurants.Buildings/Permits: Assess the city's growth compared to previous years.Determine if the city can accommodate future supply.Government Regulations: Examine the city's efforts and the type of businesses they are targeting.

In the US, you also have medical and I have no idea how much that is (I'm in Canada).

One became an enterprise, one became a veterinary office, one got demo'd and had 10-15 townhomes built on the property, and there is one in my neighborhood that has been for lease for a couple years now and still vacant (not sure if the owner is really just land banking it, since he owns the adjacent property too, a former medical supply store).All that being said, I do not see this property as being something that will be easy or cheap to re-lease.  

Look at yourself and what skills you have now.

I'd say stay around the university or medical center, but you'd have a hard time finding a property that cash flows at 8% interest.