You should also start looking more into tertiary markets like the ones many of us were stationed in across America, if you remember on-base housing, its not the best and neither is the off base housing, so you may want to consider providing that better choice for your fellow Marines.

I admire your vision as a Medical Professional to get started in self managed real estate.

If you have interests, skills, resources in other areas such as commercial, storage, medical, senior homes, etc.

@Beth Barnes I would look to Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Little Rock, Jacksonville, Ohio, or other secondary or tertiary markets.

I've decided, at least for now in my market, to focus on commercial office/medical/service investment properties because I'd rather deal with business owners, during business hours, than low-income residential tenants. 

I'm currently under contract on my first rental property. 2 bed 1.5 bath townhome in a pretty good location near local medical center.

The people that REALLY need those masks are the medical staff.

Hey Patrick,Unfortunately, the ADA/ESA laws are being taken advantage of in ways medical professionals more than likely didn't see coming. 

There are also local economies - university(MTSU), Nissan plant, big medical center, that can limit a downturn.

I spent 2.5 weeks in the ICU before being sent via private medical jet to Craig Hospital in Englewood, a world class Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation center.