Well, you can't pay bills with equity, so if I had a medical bill for $30,000 I'd be better off with leverage.

Something to consider..going after travel nurses is only 1 demographic to consider.

That said, 100% of my guests have come from FF and all have been in the medical professions but that's because our area uses travel medical professionals pretty heavily.

I agree that's true but kind of a mute point imo... if you're concerned with the pex leaching chemicals then you should be concerned with the piping that city water travels in before reaching your pex lines and the quality of the city tap water in general.... as well as anything you drink that's bottled and any food that's bagged in plastic even those labelled as food safe which have been shown to leach chemicals.

In all honesty, I find it quite nerve-wracking to take this first step alone and all really I’m looking for is reassurance that my actions are correct.A little about me: I’m a medical scientist ready to pivot into real estate.

Purchased with plan to live in permanently, put it as a STVR while traveling in our RV during the pandemic, and it did so well as a STVR that we decided to keep it as a rental and buy another cabin in Yosemite as our primary residence.

There is one major medical center in town. 

Both 1/1s and 2/1s are popular with travel medical professionals and digital nomads.

A 5 bedroom will work for one segment of the travel market, not for a single, couple or family of 4 or 5. 

And if you're truly serious about purchasing real estate in Ohio it would be a good idea to take a trip out there to learn the cities and neighborhoods, visit them at night, see if it's a good fit for you I guess you didn’t read the part where I said I couldn’t travel, can you please enlighten me where in Florida can you find affordable homes as in Akron?