It takes a lot of phone calls and asking around, but you can normally find a local or regional bank that is willing to work with investors on these types of properties.Mike

@Olecia Williams I am local here in Florida and help clients all the time purchase second homes that they short term rent with 10% down with zero issues.

If you owned the local grocery story, you wouldn't apply their grocery bill to their rent payment.

I know that real estate is super specific to the locale, and I'd love to hop on a quick call with someone who has context in the Columbus market.Without digging too much into the details, I'm under contract for a duplex in the Franklinton area.

I understand that you borrowed from VCF, but I'm curious if you talked to any local banks/credit unions to comparison shop and if they were competitive?

.: This is one I’m considering…they’re active in the local RIA here in Orlando (CFRI.net):https://sdrhouses.com/ I know Rob Arnold (broker) personally.

i feel like the local FB groups will not allow me to advertise my STR there because they would label it as "soliciting".. any way to get around this so that it doesn't look like i'm soliciting? 

Quote from @Edward Barrett: New investor here trying to stay in my local market (Dayton, OH).Since I've started looking for my first deal I've come across a few section 8 properties that seem to pencil, but I'm a bit loath to jump into that kind of deal.

When considering single-family homes (SFH) or small multifamily properties, it’s important to analyze rental demand, local property values, and rental rates to ensure you’re getting strong cash flow potential.

As far as hiring the other trades, this can be difficult from a distance, who is helping locally?