Do you want to travel 2 days to the east coast, FL or something only a day away you can get to quickly like AZ or NV?

Traveling? 

I’m also interested in the Louisville market - given the SF Bay Area (where I live) is too pricey for a newbie like me to start off in - and I travel to Louisville several times a year for work.

I have traveled through every province in Canada.

Another way I have done was to purchase a personal home, and I hosted an international student.

I have been getting updates / communcation on my properties, but also after one year I'm on my third service advisor due to internal org changes. 

Unless you're in the right market, traveling nurses can be hit-or-miss.

Take some money and invest in traveling to places in the U.S. and international markets that interest you.

Purchase price: $170,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This is an international short-term rental property on a Greek isle.

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