The two most successful CASH program operators in the country have their own related finance companies and their usage of CASH amounts to about 10% of their total finance efforts.Almost everything else that concerns me about what you are moving toward, others have done a pretty good job of covering in this thread.

Does anyone have experience/insight to the travel nursing demand in San Antonio?

Maybe look to help investors and make money as a sidejob and use that money to buy a BRRR and do all the rehab yourselfDo you travel for work?

My back of the envelope math is following:$600k upfront purchase (for simplicity sake, assuming no mortgage)Expenses: $6k annual tax +$4k annual maintenance/upkeep +$3k annual utilities + $2k annual insurance for property and liability = $15k annual OPEXIncome: $1.5k per week in summer and $1.5k per month in winter (after deducting PM fee)16 weeks in summer (assuming 80% occupancy rate, allowing me or my extended family to use it when it's not booked) and 3 months in winter (assuming 50% occupancy rate) = $28k total annual incomeGross profit = $13kROI = 2% 2% return will probably make most people run away screaming, but for me, it's not a bad deal.  2% is about the interest rate I can get from a long term CD, but I also get about $10k worth of usage out of the house which is not included in the calculation, nor is the potential appreciation.In other words, for somebody like me whose primary objective is asset diversification, a house is a better choice than gold coins.  

I do this because I travel often and move frequently due to my spouse being active duty.

I'm just trying to make people aware of options and a road less traveled. 

Charleston is a familiar place for me as I used to travel there frequently to visit family and friends.

Travel nurse planning to jump ship and head into real estate.

Seattle area. when it comes to assigning Contracts somewhere I can't travel to, how does that work out?

Before then I’d been renting a furnished room in other peoples houses so I could live for $400-500/mo (less than 10% of my pay instead of the 35-50% others choose) instead of a 1000-1200/mo 1br while making a good salary and traveling around the world with my spare cash.