This is NO different  than anything else in life you want.If you want to be a surgeon, there is no shortcut, you need to go to medical school right?

As long as the politicians in DC insist on funding nonsense like $500k to study cocaine use in quails, $3 million to watch hamsters fight, or $48 billion on unnecessary or fraudulent medical claims, I won't bat an eyelash on giving them as little money as possible.

Things move slower out her too.

I am interested in Lehigh Valley Medical Center and the City of Bethlehem.  

Austin is more steady and San Antonio, underpinned by aerospace and medical industries is the most stable in TX.

If I'm understanding this correctly, that is a $1,241/mo payment for the entire duplex, and in this slower market could rent for $1200/side.

I expect rents are increasing at a slower pace, but still you can build substantial equity by buying a 0.7% deal.

Net worth doesn't pay the bills or help me cover medical costs, help me travel and enjoy vacation time, put food on the table, etc.

She has to have a minor medical procedure and we feel like we can pay cash there and basically get the trip for free as compared to messing with insurance and payments in America.

Once ready to buy our Virginia house and move out, we want to rent our property as a medium-term rental to travel nurses and medical professionals (but not limited to).