The key for me wasn't to invest in the 'best place' but to know a market so well that a deal jumps off the page when it appears.

The structure also allows for mitigated tenant and maintenance risk, but it has increased dependence on market movements due to being appreciation based.

Are the tenants paying market rents?

The Cville market is quite competitive.

Another option is to estimate value based on potential income and market cap rates, which can give you an investor’s perspective.

Quote from @Shayan Sameer: Quote from @Samuel Diouf: Columbus, Ohio is a great market to consider if you're looking for appreciation markets that still have cashflowing deals under $200k.

In my day job I do SEO for a digital marketing agency and I am more than happy to talk SEO with anyone who has questions.I'm interested in Long-term rentals, though admittedly, finding deals below market value and funding those deals (not to mention I honestly have no idea have to put the deals under contract in the first place), are problem the first things I'll need to learn.

Since you're focusing on Dayton and Cincinnati, you'll find plenty of opportunities in those markets.

If you don’t have a strong marketing system, it’s a grind.

But to date, I've just set my rents at a rate that accounts for me having to pay the water bill - and informed the residents that each year I'll increase the rent based upon my expenses (including water), so keeping the bill down helps me to help them.But one problem this could cause is if increasing the rent to cover the water bill then places your rent above the market rate.