We will be renting for the immediate future, so would love any suggestions on good areas convenient to Atlanta Medical Center and Emory Hospital (my girlfriend is a med student).Thanks for reading

- What is your opinion on having freedom to pursue side jobs and/or real estate investing as a contractor who works from home (minus a few days a month on project location) compared to a typical 8-5 that requires 2 weeks of travel a month.Additional information to consider is:- My fiance who lives with me is a teacher with stable income and benefits and currently has no plans of leaving to pursue real estate full time as she would prefer to teach and do real estate on the side with me

John FrankYour choice of paint sheen will depend a lot on where you are and what finishes are prevalent in your market and what type of property you have.In my travels, I've noted that textured walls and ceilings (orange peel, knock down, etc) tend to become more common as one heads south.  

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There are also a bunch of traveling nurses as that are always looking or you'll have the retirees who vacation here for cheap golfing.2) Long Term:With the annuals it seems to be hit or miss.

Numbers work well for building a duplex on a site within 10 minute walk of a medical/dental school and 5 minute walk to two other private colleges.

@Kate Stephens I travel the country for work (in California as I type this) and I can confidently say Cleveland is a great place with a great market!

@Bryan MitchellNo problem, I travel overseas for work and there is no internet on those long flights, so I had to come up with the solution.

I am currently a second year medical student interested in learning and networking in the real estate world.

Part of the plan includes an elevator that travels three 3 floors (3rd floor is a spare/entertainment room).