The hurricanes certainly didn’t stop Californians and New Yorkers and everybody else in the US from flocking to Florida in droves pre-Covid and during Covid and I think it’s always going to be a popular tourist destination and place for people to want to live.

You want one who has multiple investment properties in Columbus and can prove it.

Not that you can't operate them now, but probably a good idea to have multiple exit strategies.

I am planning on using it to buy multiple properties in AL, TX or OH and wanting to use the BRRRR strategy on these homes.  

I have bought multiple properties personally, where rents were very low to begin with, and were even locked in for over a year, but once that renewal came up, I was able to simply raise the rent and keep the current tenant.

@Matthew Brown If you don't mind diversifying your real estate portfolio there is a way to take advantage of both financing options and all of the benefits of the 1031 exchange.There is something known as a diversification exchange that allows you to sell your relinquished property and purchase multiple replacement properties.

Telling everyone it will be easy is participation trophy culture.As I said multiple times, if the original post had more information in it about him and his plans, he would have even better answers.

Particularly in a multiple offer situation, buyer should be happy to prove they can complete the sale.

It will be big project but after speaking to multiple people and looking through the forums it looks like a good idea.

Dual City Investments has done multiple Section 721 exchanges and accepts 721 properties as capital contributions into their fund (Dual City Advantage Fund).