It's always a tough call on whether to just do a day trip or pay for a rental as the costs of a nice rental can add up quickly.The TL/DR (which I'll expand on) is that we ended up changing to a strategy of letting others help pay for a cabin that we know we'll love.

It’s been a good blend of cash flow and appreciation for me, and it might be worth checking out as part of your trip to the Midwest.If you want to chat more about Detroit, feel free to reach out.

Hope your trip goes well!

A fun research trip!

@Elisha Johnstoni'd house hack where you live first.and if you're serious about investing in Ohio, make trips to Ohio.do not buy a random property solely because of its low purchase price. that will set you back.good luck.

But I've learned...I look on trip advisor for a 40$ meal but not for a 1k$ course.

It was mistakenly charged as if they had done each task as a different trip, rather than all of them in one trip.

Did they bring in new furniture (eg bed, couch) or go on a trip recently?

Do you ever have to take a last-minute trip?

This can beat wanting a trip to Las Vegas!