Service based retail that is hard to replicate online, such as convenience stores, restaurants, QSR, grocery, wireless stores, dry cleaners, medical offices, hair and nail salons, etc can generate strong risk-adjusted yield compared to apartments.

His daughter has medical issues and will be in the hospital for surgery. 

So I just recently started a job as a medical sales rep.

Unlikely, yes, but being stuck with a $500,000 claim for medical bills would definitely be near financial ruin for me. 

I spent 6 years in the Marine Corps and currently in the process becoming a medical officer so I can swim my way out of student debt.

I grew up in Hoover, and in medical school I lived in the Crestwood area downtown and I was drawn to that area if I decide to invest there. 

This is because the state income tax will already bring them to $10,000.They may get a benefit at the state level for the property taxes.A discussion should be made what type of house they would buy and if they would have any itemized deductions(Medical or charity) besides the mortgage interest and Income/Property taxes.Otherwise, if the itemized deduction is marginally higher than the standard deduction, it wasn't the best tax write-off. 

There seems to be so many folks out there with bad credit, medical bankruptcies and a number of other issues preventing them from qualifying. 

However hopefully they take good care of their medical implement and there are no issues.

Maraijuana farmers brought jobs back to the area, but with the shift from recreational from medical is a major transition and most of the farmers out here whent back to the black market.