I have $1,000 in medical bills that are in collections, and only a $100 line of credit that I acquired through Amazon last week!

Visalia and the foothills are nice by valley standards and still somewhat affordable, and has a major medical campus and the convention center in downtown.

Ryan Place, Fairmount would probably be great places if schools aren't an issue.Friendly area with lots of medical workers, but others too.Irving would likely be quite a drive in my opinion...anywhere from 45minutes to 1hour or more depending on what part of Irving and what part of Ft.

The price drops we have been seeing are significant and we just waited months until the price made sense, and then showed up hours after the price drop to put the deposit down.For your price range, I’d suggest a MTR or LTR around the medical center area.

I called the local hospital and found out that over 30% of there medical staff are travelers so I expect there to be continued demand from traveling medical professionals.

You could even pull students from the Medical school as well.  

Doctor money. 

One other market here in Colorado that may be worth looking at is Greeley, it usually gets forgotten but has a large university campus, and a large medical campus.

Federal and medical jobs, the two major components of Augusta's economy, are largely recession-proof.Look into properties in Columbia County, GA for the best chance of appreciation.

It applies to doctors, mechanics etc.