I'm just beginning but am considering a bigger commitment in the next five years or so by accessing some or even all retirement funds to buy a building (I'm sure people have thoughts on whether or not that is a good idea!).

I have access to contractors, lenders, and have a very strong balance sheet, so just need to find the right deal and get access to comps.

I removed the chimney and added modern HVAC, making it the only house on the block with it, significantly enhancing its value.

You can not see the property and have no access.

So we would buy the aceage and since the legal descriptions still called out lot and block we would just start to deed out the lots to get them on the tax rolls and the Assessor would change the maps. 

I removed the chimney and added modern HVAC, making it the only house on the block with it, significantly enhancing its value.

Hey Nick, Middletown is a growing submarket between Cincinnati and Dayton, with around 50,000 residents and access to a metro area of over 3 million.

Neighborhoods can change in a couple blocks. 

My 2 cents is prices are crazy inflated right now, but believe it or not I think it will continue because of continued demand pressure for the area from people fleeing higher cost of living areas and moving there, with access to 87/17.

My business has access to AppFolio, but it doesn't seem to communicate with the STR side of things.