SFH O'Bryonsville vs. Madisonville Cincinnati

[Matt Madar]

I am looking to purchase a SFH as my primary residence for a year or two, and while there I will be fixing it up and preparing to rent it out (as part of my buy and hold strategy). I use to live near O'Bryonsville in Oakley, but have since moved to N. Kentucky and have been away. I know this area (Oakley, Hyde Park, East Walnut Hills, etc.) is still popular with young professionals, but I was wondering if any on BP had an opinion on the two areas (O'Bryonsville and Madisonville)?

[Sean Cole]

Madisonville is a nice little spot for investors, but it is absolutely a street by street basis.  Madison Place is great, too.  These 2 'hoods are one of the few in the area where 2 bed houses are selling, and they're going to young professionals who demand granite, etc. in their $120k houses.  Fortunately, the kitchens are so small that you can buy remnants!

People are flipping houses all over Cincinnati - Roselawn, Bond Hill, Price Hill, too.  It's all personal preference and looking at the numbers.  End of the day, money is all green and spends the same, so I'll go where I can get better returns because other folks are scared to go there.