Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The bigger challenger with this arrangement is finding contractors that have the financial wherewithal and general professionalism to submit true invoices for work completed and willing to let it sit out there for sometimes 2-4 weeks until the draw comes in to be paid.  

You always hire professional cleaners if it's an old person's home and construction cleaners if it's a disaster area.

The population is growing, there's tons of development opportunities, and a nice mix of industries - tech, healthcare, manufacturing, etc.

the first step that I would take is to find an investor from the realtor in your area and you can build a lot of your network just piggybacking off of theirs with their recommendations of contractors and other professionals biggerPockets has a great tool for finding realtors.

How do I educate and reach the young(ish) professionals on the value proposition of these kind of "starter homes" to build equity, learn property management and save a ton of money relative to single unit purchases? 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I would look for other types of travelers in addition to traveling medical professionals.

As mentioned, the bigger Sponsors are very professional and report very well. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?