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

I bet you  will never let this happen again..

It's worked because our values haven't changed, but our committment to each other has only grown.Multifamily is a team sport, especially as you get larger.

I don't know which are best but you can bet if it supplies too little the tenants will change them for ones that flow more.

Betting this market is flat for 5-10 years to absorb the 50% inflation from Covid $. 

A pro account at DealMachine comes with skip tracing on all properties, that might be your best bet with a budget.For agent cold-calling, look up Mojo.

I would guess just based off of the info given that your best bet for wealth building is to go low down payment in NC in a great area (Im down here, if you have any questions shoot me a dm) and hold the NJ property.

If you’re looking to build a portfolio and save cash, Property A might be your best bet.

I've progressed from owning fixer upper duplexes in the north end of Winnipeg where I would do the renos myself late into the night; to purchasing large apartment buildings to acquiring properties in 13 different cities across Canada and the United States. to now buying office buildings and institutional-grade grocery-anchored retail centers leased to national tenants and publicly traded companies like Walmart, Safeway, and Loblaws.Before 27, I achieved lean FIRE, all thanks to the inspiration and fundamental concepts from the BP podcast and the incredible people I've met along the way in this entrepreneurial journey by betting on myself, committing to lifelong learning, and nurturing an insatiable curiosity.If someone like me, who barely made it through high school and would be considered "unlikely to succeed" by my peers, can do it, so can anyone reading this.

You just gave in your example above a return of 10% and I am telling you you would bet the entire 10% versus the insurance return which would be barely 4.25% based on your own calculations.