I am a Registered Nurse and find that my mental health experience makes me pretty good at picking tenants... :)Pam

My mother-in-law's friend referred us to a motivated seller.

I am on a Facebook page for short term rentals (travel nurses), and it seems like there may be a market there for that, especially near Providence Med.

@Bob Bowling, thanks for your posts...they've encouraged me to keep investing locally here in the LA area even though it seems everybody and their mother is putting money out-of-state.  

I am currently a certified nursing assitant, where i take care of the elderly in their homes.

Design with a 1000 people in mind.If my mother were allowed to pick colors for the homes I flip, she'd have me putting in Hunter Green carpet with Burgundy walls.  

Ive also saw my mother do the same thing, working a full time job and slowly buying properties.I think one of the most important things though to do is getting control of your personal finances.

I used to flip and buy and hold with my mother ten years ago in Northern California, Modesto area.

A nursing home in Shelby County went through this year with an overbid of around $2 million, if I remember correctly.Of course, they usually bid far over the 15% appraised value.

Her mother had passed away about a year ago, and she had just finished probating the property.