The one's at the box stores are inexpensive and easy to install and the new good looking heavy glass one's have to be professionally installed (pretty much) and are very pricey.You can just put up a clear plastic liner if you want the bathroom to look a little more finished for no money and the tenant can put a decorative one over it if they prefer.I guess the glass door are a little better at keeping most of the water off the floor but most people do alright with the shower curtains.

That being said, there are some amazing professionals that bring a great deal of value and really protect their clients...and save/make them $$$.

The CONSUMER will ultimately decide what he wants - NOT what the professional bureaucrats THINK they should have.  

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Splitting the investment (and profits) could make it easier on both your wallets and kickstart your real estate journey.

You've landed in the perfect spot to kickstart your networking and learning journey.

If a hilltop home was a potential purchaser's goal these are some estimates we got for professional work:Getting power to the hilltop will cost about 50-60k according to the local power company. 66k for overhead lines, 52k for buried (not including trenching). $3600 for a septic permit & design about 50k for sitework (very long driveway), though foresters have noted the potential for NRCS funding for road improvement and invasive species management (i.e. clearing the 8-acre area which has blackberry bushes galore) which we are in the very early stages of looking into. 

That said, the world of midterm rentals is much broader than just travel medical professionals.

Investors are usually willing to let lifestyle living take a back seat while they begin their investment journey so that in the not to distant future they can be living the life style they desire with less stress.  

I am interested in purchasing a 3-4 BR home in Loma Linda (close to the University and hospital) and renting out the individual rooms to students and professionals of LLU.I know currently the market is not great but I was wondering:- How is the demand for housing among students / professionals?