Because I’ve lived in Augusta my whole life, I know the neighborhoods and rental demand patterns (military, medical, and university tenants are a big driver here).If you’d like, I’d be glad to connect for coffee and share some insight into what’s working right now and what to watch out for.

I think an investment allowing for a tenant service provider to the people of the area (think multi-tenant strip center, single-occupant medical) may be a great opportunity. 

In my experience, the average fill time really depends on the platform and local demand—on Furnished Finder I’ve seen anywhere from 2–6 weeks for medical and corporate tenants, while Airbnb/VRBO bookings can come faster if your pricing and photos are competitive.

If medical collections are hurting the score, I have let that slide; if it's a utility collection like phone or electric, that is a red flag for sure. 

Keep your medical insurance.For Tennant management check out; California apartment association For contractors check out, CSLB websiteRead real estate books, forget social media.

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A national physician group with A+ credit and a long term lease in a major medical hub with next to 0% vacancy will be a great buy to a core REIT, even if the CoC is 5%. 

The MTR strategy works best on smaller units close to large hospitals (medical staffing).

@Jason Renze as others have said here Dayton is a smaller midwest market with major economic drivers being the airforce base, medical, and the university. 

I mentioned my MTR is in a safe area and its proximity to the police department for the comfort of medical tenants—this isn’t essential to include.