Navigating in a world where you'll sometimes have to work with people you don't like.Training yourself to have follow through and perseverance. 

Determination and perseverance pays off.

@Paul Walker $30k is tight...you can find a deal in Columbus, but you'll be confined to renovation projects or C/D locations with higher crime and lots of speculation...though, there are some exceptions to this...it will take perseverance and patients to find the right deal.Toledo will give you many more options across the board...better properties in better condition and location.I'd be curious why you landed on those 2 markets...nothing personal, but it's like comparing a Ferrari to a Ford...I'm sure there are markets in your own state much closer you can find deals in.Best of luck

Gaining traction is proving challenging, however I will persevere !

Way to stick with it and have some perseverance! 

To get to this base had a lot of failures, but you persevere.  

But now, you have the information to go out and close deal after deal (as long as you have enough grind and perseverance to stick with it - just like going to the gym with goals of losing weight and gaining muscle). 

It takes patience and perseverance but you don't need a $50K program to get started.

Through hard work and perseverance I was able to earn my bachelors degree without scholarships/grants and only cumulating about $15k in student loans.

Congratulations, @David Zheng perseverance and hard work pays off.