I am traveling for a few days, but will be sending along some contact links to family members. 

In other words, how do we ignore the potential for a crash with the confidence that we find a deal that is cash flowing with a good ROI? 

We know the nursing field is not going anywhere but most of the traveling nurses are on an 'at-will' contract and can be let go at anytime for any reason generally speaking (I'm not a lawyer).

If you aren't able to comfortably and confidently establish values in any given area, you may want to ultimately avoid it to save yourself a headache and $$$ in the process.

(Larger house, private beach, family friendly) or diversify in “type” and maybe do the opposite....maybe aim for the couple travelers instead and get a smaller place in a hyper convenient location (right by downtown, restaurants, etc)Any thoughts appreciated!

I plan to call the courthouse tomorrow, but I don't feel confident that I will be able to change anything.  

All the support is making me feel so much more confident on this deal.  

If you were buying apartment buildings 30 years ago, I can confidently say your money would have been better placed elsewhere, in markets with growing jobs.I prefer to learn from examples I can see, and I've certainly seen the impact of job losses, stagnant or falling median incomes, and net out-migration.

I already have the motivation, this would give me confidence.

im not an expert but i have looked into this before. while the requirements arent super clear, seems there is something about you must "sleep there" for so many days a year, i want to say like 10 or 11 months. that being said, if you make it your legal residence, to include mailing address, etc, and dont rent it out long term, i dont think you would have any issue. its not different than buying a personal residence then traveling for work 200 days a year (which i did).