I live in miami florida now and I moved for larger scale developments here because of the net migration but columbus ohio the economics allow for that. existing inventory has been tougher and at the pricing inc columbus you may as well build new because you can build new less than replacement costs in a lot of the markets downtown. it's about being in adjacent downtown neighborhoods where property values and rents are higher. land values are the biggest driver of how well you can buy land to develop followed by permitted uses or rezoning applications. 

Would you buy many SFH's or would you by a few 2-4 unit MFH's or would you go for the big one and use all $500k as a down payment towards the biggest MFH you could find that you qualified for? 

Biggest regret was waiting to long to hire a property mgr.

SOI was the biggest way to gain clients. 

Another thought - When purchasing HVACs, roofs, tree removal, siding, etc. you can very easily pay "retail" (just look for the biggest ad campaigns online) or you can save 30-50% by being your own GC and finding or going to the crews directly.

Nvidia is now the second biggest company in the US. 

I grew up in the bizz and I really like it..less competition than trying to find the same SFRs that 700 wholesalers are going after.. down side is this is all cash always..

The early 2000's were a different world from what we know today (think Brittney or Kanye) but especially when it comes to real estate mortgages and lending. Just about everybody (including) myself was involved in RE b...

My biggest hurdle with section 8 is finding a turnkey property that doesn't require a ton of renovations.

The biggest thing is going to be whether or not this is an investment property or if you plan on living in the property once rehab is completed.