If they are not paying ANY rent, and they've been having financial issues for a couple of years (unless is it due to medical bills), they've had plenty of time to get their act together or get assistance. 

STRENGTHS-  strong affordable housing market-  cool city with a great feel-  nicely mixed neighborhoods with properties in need of repair next to nice homes-  large university, robust medical community-  decent rents overall, currently trading at 8-10% cap rates-  Micron promises growthWEAKNESSES-  Micron hype is making people spend way too much on properties-  pesky code compliance inspections here too-  student housing area is incredibly compact and difficult to get in to-  difficult to predict if a property will benefit from renovation or not-  contractors are overwhelmed, difficult to get estimatesSummary: Syracuse is experiencing a lot of change right now, in a good way.

Median Income and Job Growth: With a median income growth of 103% over the same past 20 years combined with a 2.39% job growth, Sacramento is filled with medical professionals, government jobs, and professional services. 

By the way, I make house calls through my medical practice and I often listen to your podcast in the car in between patients!

Thousand Oaks, Stone Oak, Encino Park, Bulverde, etc)- Schertz/Cibilo (not far from military bases, easy access to Austin/New Braunfels, up and coming/ many new nice neighborhoods)$250-325K RangeNorthwest - (Near UTSA, Medical Center, Shavano Park, Rim)$200-275K Price RangeFar West - Castroville, Alamo Ranch, Sea World Area

They also have listings and guides to help you get started.Furnished Finder: A popular platform specifically for finding housing for traveling nurses and other medical professionals.

A little background: I am new LL/a travel medical worker investing out of state.

In my area of Chicago, I live 10 minutes away from the medical district.

The property I got is in the medical center, a $260k, 4 bed, 2.5 bath house, newly replaced roof, 20 year old AC, 20 year old water heater, all old appliances basically, high water pressure, and yeah overall outdated house that needed some touchups.

I'm in Pasadena and we've had quite a bit of growth in the medical industry lately.