Would you say Cleveland is more of a long-term play with steady and slow growth? 

You also don't need to do a traditional long term strategy, is there a draw the  area that playing host to a traveling nurse or other professional/student would be interested? 

Quote from @John Brown: Quote from @Katie Miller: Are you saying you would long-term rent it from your friend and then run it as a short-term rental? 

I'm not sure how I can get into real estate while I'm over here because I don't want to start investing in the UK, but the thing is I'll be doing school over here for 3, 4, or 5 years which is a long time to wait to get started.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

Your house loans will be long term say 25 years.

You have to know/think about the consequences downline, long after you "solve" this dilemma.

I'm from Long Island, NY starting my journey in Real Estate.   

The only thing that changes is how many tenants theyre are, And how long the remaining lease is so you can rewrite the lease term for that amount of time.

I started my career as a commercial banker a long time ago, but have been an independent mortgage broker for nearly a decade.