You'll need to do 1 of 2 things typically 1) Create a targeted marketing campaign to find the properties2) Hire real estate professionals that work in this sector of the market.

With Cleveland Clinic in the area, it’s a great opportunity for real estate investments, especially targeting travel nurses.

This includes analyzing the performance of various channels and adjusting my messaging to better resonate with my target audience.

So in other words, 99.96%  of the people you are targeting are NOT motivated sellers.But "you can learn anything for free" right? 

If a personal injury occurs for whatever reason, you (the property manager) are almost always the first target, in place of the owner.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

The plan: I am identifying on/off market properties that are targets, will do all of the real estate work (listing, showing, advertising, vetting, etc) and will split the cost of the purchase of the home and the material costs for any needed repairs.The contractor will be subbing out portions of the job and be on site mostly full time until the project is completed. 

Target areas with companies aggressively hiring college graduates, your rental pool will improve.

I was thinking of doing both but leaning more toward mid-term rental targeting traveling nurses and professionals.

@Zackarias Aitchison as @Theo Hicks mentioned you will want to add value to a syndicator wether that's money, etc.Let's assume you want to go the FREE route.As mentioned before, you'll want to target a syndicator who's actively doing deals and then add value.Value Add Ideas:1.