I've been doing LTR for a few years but wanted to try MTR in one unit as I had such great success renting to medical professionals over the years.I furnished my upper unit in a duplex which is within 5 minutes of a hospital known to use a lot of travelers.

A medical resident at the local hospital has put in a LOT of work and effort to get where they are, and they're unlikely to risk ruining their credit over silly late rent payments or property damage.Having said that, if you upgrade that hypothetical C-grade property to an A-, but it's in an area where nobody has the money to pay the higher rent, or there aren't people interested in renting a higher grade property, then that's going to cost you (this is the classic case of over-improving a property--which a very common mistake by beginning real estate investors).

I was convinced that unless you went to school in the medical field or for law, it just wasn’t worth it. 

Its in a medical district and would rent for around $1,200 - $1,400 per month. 

I'm 36 years old , I served 2 Combat tours in Iraq under Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as Operation New Dawn, I'm currently medically retired at a rate of 100% with the VA.

These come with a sealed battery; tenants cannot remove them the next time little Johnny gets a toy for his birthday or Christmas that needs a battery and the traditional smoke detector is the nearest "store" to pull one out of.Enjoy the books.Gail

I'm also looking at properties in between my small town and the nearest "big" town.

I like to make sure that there's at least two large tenant pools that fit the property's location, BR/BA count, etc. whether it's traveling medical professionals, students, or insurance relocation clients before deciding on a property. 

The next nearest was VHB at 93%. 

Cincinnati has many key “anchors” from a REI perspective- P&G, Kroger, GE Av, Western and Southern, The University of Cincinnati, UC Medical, etc.