I have a guy on my team that is successfully renting by the room to young professionals, travel nurses, and college students, but that is downtown Indy. 

Safeco, Travelers, Foremost and others. 

Hey Andrew,Above all metrics - we made sure to pick an area that people were already traveling to, anyways. 

Hey Yuqing,Firstly, congratulations on making it through medical school!

Maybe you're just not ready for this type business or could find a way to figure it out on your own.Alternatively, look at medical doctors.

Can I claim car travel miles even if the rental property is not ready yet?

I will be traveling to the 2 locations next month and want to get an understanding from someone who has done this how they approach it. 

Images help travelers know what to expect at your property and see all you have to offer.

Not even sure where you are pulling 30% from...Taking money from a traditional retirement account(non-Roth) now or later is subject to income tax at your marginal income tax bracket.Any 'planning' around distributions that you can do later can also be done now.If you want to take money out in a year where you are in a lower tax bracket(result of going back to school, taking a year off from work to travel, a year where you have a lot of losses from real estate via Real Estate Professional Status, etc).Also, hard to say what your income / tax rates will be when you retire.

I travel a lot so I listen to a lot of audio books.