I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

I bet you are more like 3-4%. 3) Would you take a significant capital gain hit if you sold? 

I bet the house we are looking at would be similar to the 30 year smoker's house.

Odds are if the PM is going to use a cloud system they will want to use it for all of their clients. 

Name brands with solid balance sheets are generally a better bet, still one can't forget the big fall too, so diligence is just as key with big names and cut them zero slack.

But if you to a more wise and slow approach, you can find other ways to generate additional income, build up a 25% DP on a duplex that cash flows after all expenses and you have an EF fund, well you will sleep better at night and the odds that your investment will survive the tough times in your life is far greater then someone who sleep well at night with tons of debt who if anything should go wrong, which it does in life that person may be bankrupt. 

I imagine it's similar to St Louis but I'd be willing to bet it has more going for it and better appreciation.Happy to share some resources, learnings, and even history/performance of my rentals I've had for 5+ years.

Our beaches will always draw plenty of visitors in my opinion and are a safer bet because of limited land and fewer properties available to convert to STR. 

Leka Video Seattle PropertyHere is another where she encourages investors to look at ADUs Leka ADU post  @Jonathan Green I'll bet you are trying to scare us newbies from making big mistakes, But you are not very kind about it.

Accidents happen and grills and fire increase those odds but that is what home insurance is for that peril.