Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-teamThat being said, Columbus and is a great market to invest in if you're looking for appreciation.

Did you read the article I linked? 

As I was inputting the properties, I noticed that Stessa does not support Portfolio loans (https://support.stessa.com/en/articles/2423581-mortgages-loa...)This will become very difficult to keep track going forward.

I was reading an article today, and this looks to be the best place to discuss it.

Just as popular as the others.  

This has served us well for decades because floating rate debt allows us to escape yield maintenance risk, but the tradeoff is we must accept interest rate risk (I wrote an entire article on interest rate risk vs. yield maintenance risk so I won't rehash here). 

C) property needs to have signs of city improvements and be close to a popular area or near the downtown area in that city or town. 

You can listen to the 1,000+ episodes of the podcast, read the 10,000 blog articles, any of the 40 books, and otherwise immerse yourself to your heart's content until you feel ready.You can browse markets, look at deals, learn to manage properties, practice analyzing deals or estimating rent, and meet with Agents, Lenders, Property Managers, Tax Pros, and Syndicators offering Passive Investments. 

I am going to offer a slightly different viewpoint, and it might not be very popular.

I am very new to all these ideas and have been watching the podcasts, youtubes and reading articles as well, trying to narrow down my options.