We are both nurse and plan to travel for a good portion of this time, so 'living' in the small 1br or studio apartment for residence purposes will not be a major issue for us since we will rarely be there.

Or should I keep tenants in units and once they move out turn it into midterm rentals for traveling nurses, etc? 

Keep in mind most travelers are unwilling to spend more than $2400 with most around the $1600-1800 range.What I have found is that travel nurses often want to spend at little as possible so they can pocket the stipend. 

Unless you're in the right market, traveling nurses can be hit-or-miss.

My buddy is a construction worker, and his wife is a nurse. 

Yes, I work as a nurse here in Atlanta!

Each grouping had a common room (perhaps it was shared by multiple groupings ... this was a detail I missed) with a nurses/aid workers office.Central to the two sides of the complex were common facilities such as a dining hall, gym {perhaps a pool ... another detail I missed}, theatre &  games room.With one of the fastest growing groups in our society being single people, we are examining a related idea of a  complex / building providing a modest-sized 1-bdroom "apartment" with more semi-private and common amenities.When I read the title to your thread, I thought it was a project proposing to mix students and seniors into a single complex ... and came in thinking, this ought to be interesting :-) 

That might even be enough to make it hard to be hired by a traveling nurse agency.BTW, I am not a lawyer that can give legal advice.

You have no way of knowing.Henry brings up an excellent point about going into a nursing home where she'll be paying some/all of those fees with Medicare. 

Other sites that can be successful included Facebook (specific groups you are targeting like traveling nurses or 5th ward housing, etc), Airbnb/VRBO (30+ day stays) and insurance placements like ALE Solutions.