Buy something that will be in demand for years to come and rent to tenants you want to rent to (college, young professionals, families, grandparents).

You’ll need a decent printer, quality paper, envelopes, and time to process everything, plus the patience for repetitive tasks.Outsourcing, while more expensive, saves a ton of time and ensures a professional look.

Furnished Finder has different types of renters but traveling medical professionals is one of the largest tenant types that use the site to find properties

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Hard to scale on these larger deals Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Leverage local professionals like real estate agents, property managers, local lenders, and contractors.

In addition to medical professionals, we also have college/grad students.

HI Bracken, I have a rental house in Ogden, and you're right the market has really been going up recently.My goal on such homes has been to buy with 20-25% down and have the rent be able to cover my PITI & professional property management.  

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