Quote from @Yu Jin Song: Hi, I am looking to invest in Ohio, mainly in Columbus, and Cleveland, but recently Dayton, OH got my attention in terms of affordability. 

Growing up around mismanaged rentals is always a good formula for shenanigans!

My advice is follow the formula and always have a set purchase amount ceiling, never go over it and never get sucked into the hype and continue to bid.

The siren song of the progressive. 

Despite the siren song of higher profits, you never see people sell the class A/B portfolio and more down in class.2.

At the outset of my investing career and education I went to a seminar called "The Flipping Formula" that came through Nashville back in Dec of 2015.

There is a tendency to want to take the formula you use in your market and try to apply it to a different market - this may not work. 

Once our partners get that vision it is smooth sailing.Our formula is simple.

While the 1% rule is not commonly met in New York, you can still use the formula to get a sense of which areas will allow you to reach positive cashflow more quickly and abundantly.Long-term thinking goes hand in hand with buy & hold rental property investing.

Remember you'll never have the every piece of data and a single formula that tells you the answer.