For buyers, the current environment offers the chance to negotiate better deals, particularly in areas where sellers are more motivated.

You would use a different class life for the refrigerator as it is not going to last 27.5 years, and usually that's 5 years. 

Could be buying other investment properties or other asset classes. 

Near Centerville/Kettering you can find some great A/B class properties with good tenants.In terms of cash vs financing, if one of you is a US citizen, you can still qualify for a conventional loan with your current income.

-STRs were essentially eliminated by the city, removing a potential investment class of properties-MF went from non-existent to overbuilt-Flips have been hurt by high interest rates and brutally low appraisals.

The more USD circulates inside the US, the stronger middle class get's. 

As does asset class.  

August was hit the hardest, which makes sense given that many schools in the Southeast, particularly in Georgia and South Carolina, started classes around August 1—about two weeks earlier than usual.

fellow NJ investor here, I've been looking on expanding my portfolio.. researched columbus for a couple of months, but couldn't find "great" deals, unless it was in class C or lower neighborhoods. 

Sounds like capex as opposed to operating expenses which are usually left out of NOI for all asset classes.