North, South, East, and West is the best way to detail Scranton.East Scranton is one of my favorites, it houses the Medical College, two Universities, and two large hospitals.West Scranton is starting to be over-run by gangs and drugsNorth Scranton is off the beaten path but can still offer good opportunitiesSouth Scranton was the rough neighborhood for a while but now it is up and coming.

It would be more of a tertiary market for Nashville.

There are a bunch of medical offices around in addition to the military and the tourism so you really can't go wrong.

To attract these young professionals/medical residents/graduate students i'm trying to identify areas. 

Easy access to highways, medical centers, schools is the driving force for rent increase and decrease, just like Houston Multi-families, most of these new constructions will cashflow within the year as long as the location is pristine!

You will want to shop that around because a lot of banks are different. they will know what you do for a living and a lot of banks have options for docs and medical professionals- lower interest rates, etc. 

Yes we take direct bookings, you can check out that site at book.suprcap.comI find local medical traveling agencies and tell them I provide housing.

😉Some Background:They want to buy a rental in a market they can live in "seasonally" (i.e. snowbirds) , so rural/tertiary market is probably not preferred.

Near the medical campus you should be closer to your $1500 mark.

I have a mid priced apartment condo unit next to a hospital that I would ideally rent to a medical professional (nurse, technician, resident, etc.).