Hi Alev,It’s awesome that you jumped into a 4-plex in Carson City as your first deal, especially out of state.

As a first time investor looking to make the first purchase on a multifamily home in and around the city of Columbus, OH, within the next 2-3 months, I wanted to ensure I have all the information I need to be able to quickly and efficiently analyze and decide on a property worth investing into.

As population grows, housing demand increases, driving rents higher.Rapid and Sustained Appreciation: Not all cities with growing populations appreciate rapidly.

We have experienced a tech boom of more than $50 billion around the city in the past five years.

You will need to narrow down the zip code or street a little more based on where you decide to purchase, but this gives you a good start.

Here are some key highlights from the report, which compares January 2025 with January 2024:The median sales price for the greater Austin metro fell 4.7% to $409,765, while the City of Austin saw a 4.7% increase to $553,465.Total sales in the metro rose 1.1%, whereas the city saw a 4% decrease in closed sales, demonstrating continued demand in spite of economic challenges.Pending sales under contract dropped 7.5% in the metro and 1.4% in the City of Austin, suggesting a slight decrease in demand at the start of 2025.Listing inventory increased 16.5% in the metro and 15.5% in the City of Austin, resulting in 5.6 months of available housing inventory in the metro and 6.2 months in the city, approximately one month more than in January 2024.According to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, a balanced real estate market has around 6.5 months of inventory.

If there were in fact permits pulled, then the city still has records of them. 

would love some commentary from peer cities in the midwest especially property managers or STR managers.

Investing in Bham Sec8 properties requires somebody with street by street knowledge.  

As far as PadSplit, you'll have to check city and county laws concerning the number of unrelated people allowed to live in a house.