You should find a lot of resources on BP but I think the most useful people to talk to would be MF builders and local officials in your target areas.

I assume you mean that unemployment was 5.7% not 22.2% haha, but are you just talking Pittsburgh Metro, or Allegheny County?

Then I'd start by saving up, so you can buy your own house and rent out rooms in the house (or buy a place with a suite).Talk to your parents about what their goals are with the properties, what they like and what they don't like.

That could make for some great opportunity on the appreciation front if you believe they will bounce back.Columbus is talked about adnauseam on the forums.

If you constantly chase the bottom dollar and bottom tier coverage you'll be the one carrying the most risk.Happy to connect and talk more.

I also have ~$20k that I've resigned for the scripted "mishap" that always comes up after purchase...lolI've read a number of other threads and I've seen a fair amount of talk about Ohio.

Talk about sleepless nights wondering if the bank is going ask you to write a check for the rest of your mortgage!

The higher credit, higher income, gainfully employed S8 tenants are choosy about where they live and do not want to live in a bad, high crime area.By buying in an area that appeals to high quality S8 tenants, the arbitrage that you might see between S8 being higher than market might disappear.So that being said, it’s more important to lead by location than strategy.Happy to talk further if you like.  

I'd be glad to hop on a call and talk more if you'd like! 

I've used to it myself to analyze all of the 35 units I bought over the last few years and personally talked to 100's of other investors who've analyzed and closed on great deals using it.I'd love for you to actually try it and would be happy to receive and incorporate any feedback you have into future releases.