Columbus is an economically diverse market here in Ohio with a great mix of cashflow and appreciation.

The city has an annual output of $132 billion and a heavy concentration of Fortune 500 companies, making it a top economic metro.

@Chris Papa, if you're going to be investing with a partner, it's definitely money well spent to hire a good attorney to form your entity and draft your operating agreement or otherwise memorialize the economic arrangement between you and your partner.  

However, I was worried about an economic downturn and the uncertainty of visitors during bad times, so I sold one of them.

@Jaime PinedoRisk variables that might impact cash flow include market fluctuations, economic downturns, and unforeseen costs.

This economic stability can mitigate risks associated with investing in a single industry-dependent region.6.

They could keep out agents who would have competed on price.This is the same line that many posters have said to meThe solution to this concentration of economic power often requires political power — namely, antitrust enforcement by the government.

I remember learning in college economics where the supply curve meets the demand curve that is the optimal price point for maximum revenue :)

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It's a location where appreciation has been consistent for the past 60 years (even during the global financial crisis 2008-2010 when many markets crashed by 50%, this market continued going up).