Personally, I think this state maybe the best place to get started because houses are so cheap here.

Never rush a move in.Dont go cheap on repairs and upgrades!

@Nathan Grubb My box stores don’t carry any type of coil stoves anymore other than the cheapest of the cheap 2 burner apartment stoves.

You can leave the property in the Trust if you like and purchase an Umbrella Insurance Policy (a cheap date that all investors should have/consider) which will give you more protection should you be sued. 

That won’t work for the summer months on my vacation rental, but it did make me thing about finding some cheap 2/1...

Even painting cheap laminate cabinets a fresh new hue will dramatically update your space, too.

I used to do junk removal and demolition for these kinds of companies and saw all the worst case scenarios in columbus from tenants that can pay $800 per month. check the vetting requirements, raise the price to get into your unit. 900 per month is cheap in columbus if you are buying c class make sure to take a little more like 2 months rent so the people moving in aren't scraping by

I'm reducing the footprint and repricing.... finally a smart person. our floorplan for each unit we build is 668 sq ft and 2 beds for that exact same reason. people that Aren't in cheap markets don't understand. in columbus we face appraisal issues if we don't keep it as small as possible. 

If so, they can't offer 1/2 a month of rent to other agents, so no point in putting it on the MLS.Several of our Detroit market competitors play the same game on cheap owners.

Laminates, particle boards and cheap hardware do not stand up to the time test.Don't be cheap.