Additionally, the aspect of a repair versus a service.

Otherwise your best bet might be to network in local REIAs with other investors who purchase at tax sales.

If they have to get in a car, they seem to not care that a drive is 25-27 minutes versus less than 5 minute drive.   

. $250K a unit is also somewhat realistic in those submarkets, though not impossible.Your best bet is a value-add strategy on something that has significant upside with a high growth submarket.

To buy a BIG property today, you will need to take on extreme leverage, make a big bet, convince mulitple other people to hand you hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, and then you have to be right, inside of a 3-5 year timebox, about your projections, supply, demand, expenses, and cap rates. 

.- Highlight the Certainty and Convenience: I emphasize the certainty of closing with me versus the potential uncertainties of listing with a realtor.

As Brie mentioned, you can not deny tenants because of their vouchers.There are other subsidies that you could look into besides CHA.I bet @Mark Ainley or @Jared Kott could provide some better context than me around the subject.

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

Over a week is crazy for an outage unless we are talking hurricane, tornado or fire.I am betting it is internal to the site.

I would rather have cash investments on hand versus a paid off mortgage.