Or would it make more sense to get into a move in ready home and play it safe?

20% deduction of pass through income under Real Estate Safe Harbor election.

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

I'm interested in discussing cutting-edge techniques that professionals are using to adapt to the current market trends.Some areas of interest include:Technology Integration: How are you incorporating new technologies like AI, VR, or blockchain in your day-to-day operations?

The electrician that inspected explained to me that there was some cloth wiring present, but it was all grounded, making it safe.

It helps keep the tenants and property safe as well as allows the PM/Owner to be as proactive as possible to catch any issues.

The inspectors generally just want the unit to be safe, and meet health codes - stuff most landlords are doing anyways.I would recommend leveraging a good property management company who is clear on how to work with the housing agencies.   

Very succinctly summarizes many of the techniques I use myself when evaluating properties, the most critical of which is filtering out those listings of $1k/night from the owner that just rents out their unit 3-5x/year and blocks it off as unavailable the other 300 days/year.

I'd rather be safe than sorry.

If you like the location long term appreciation-wise, and think you may be able to raise rents and create cash flow in the near future, and aren't concerned with cash on cash return/ the opportunity cost of having money tied up in these properties as opposed to putting it to work elsewhere... maybe your main goal is just a safe place to park your money... then you might consider keeping them or even putting more money into them so that they cash flow (refinance with more down).