If you can I’d recommend house hacking and doing live in flips and just keep buying homes out here in LA and then renting out your homes to traveling nurses or executives. 

Was it an “a ha” moment you felt was worth sharing to a bunch of medical students?

Even if you have to travel a couple of hours, you have a much better chance of finding someone.How to approach a mentorOnce you've found a likely candidate, it's time to reach out and ask.

Now I just call or text agents and say hey, I'm a flipper, before I spend time and travel to go look at this listing, how flexible are your sellers?

Who is traveling there and for what reason would they be looking for a midterm rental?

We give them two options for screening. they can either provide documentation that they are traveling for their job or they can pay for tenant screening.

I am not at that stage yet to spend $1000 + travel expenses for a seminar/workshop. 

And about 25% of my guests come from travel agents somehow.

If it's furnished might want to consider airbnb or furnished finder maybe get folks that are traveling since it's right off the turnpike exit there in Beaver Falls.

I have approved people in the 500's because it's student loans that has brought their score down (I ignore medical and student loans).