Keep it manageable, and enjoy the ride.Thank you for reading and I hope someone finds this helpful :)

Currently, I have very low hopes and figured I reach out to this community to see if anyone can help with a direction, options or other that will not be erroneously expensive.

Hope that helps!

My girlfriend and I recently moved to IC for her to begin Med School - hoping to connect with people in the business new and old!

In all other cases, the listing agent covered our fees, not our clients.In SummaryIf you invest in any city where rents do not outpace inflation, inflation will continuously erode your buying power and sooner or later you will be forced back on the treadmill.Live where you like but invest where you can make money.Tanuj, I hope this helps.

I plan to save money for a year when I move there and hopefully can do stuff in the mean time besides saving. 

Hope that helps, always happy to chat more :) 

I'm also thinking about mid-term rental - I read that there are a bunch of hospitals that hire lots of travel nurses in Phoenix area, so I'm hoping to rent to travel doctors/nurses too.

Readers are advised to seek professional advice.

Maybe my experience is not typical, and I hope so but Bigger Pockets needs more truth on real estate.