Hi Daniel, Columbus GA has properties much lower in price than the metro Atlanta area, you should do fine to learn your local market.

Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This was a 2 unit that I purchased in 2016 for $375K.

Do you have a price range and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

Then house hack a 4 plex to start I am sure you can get into one of those in that market which is lower priced than 90% of the US.  

If your tenant has been playing these "schemes" then likely they've done this with the previous landlord and gotten away with it - so I hope you bought the property for a good price in order to account for this potential headache. 

That's a high price tag for someone who claims that he will also help you find your first few deals.

So a majority of the ownership groups would want to sell, plus since they are more sophisticated owners usually would sell through a broker to get max price and not sell privately.  

I bought a property in Mesa in Sept, 2022 over price.

Economic pressures forcing landlords to adjust rental prices to attract tenants.For renters, this means more flexibility and savings, especially in historically competitive areas.

It seems every market goes through a cycle -- unnoticed potential; early titillation as the potential becomes known; flood gates open and gold rush is on; property prices rise, revenues drop, regulations come in; and finally balance is found.