I bet if it were your grandmother or relative in that situation you would think differently.

As noted above, having an agent that is familiar with investing can help in how the investing market looks versus how buying a personal property looks.

@Maranda Tucker we have a locksmith as have found it's overall cheaper to just rekey locks versus changing them.- We can better control what's on our master key system- EVERY lock at a property is opened with one key (well, maybe not the garage car-door)!

I'd be willing to bet buying an index fund would have a better return without any of the headaches. 

Bought it as a safe bet thinking it would do roughly $35k annually in short term rents.

In my mind, the reason for doing this would be to have two engaged platforms versus one dominant one.

It usually sinks in a lot more when I experience it versus just hearing it in a book or podcast.

I'd recommend looking for a house versus a condo.

If you dont need the leases it can be nice because as soon as you get near completion on your rehabbing you can get your disclosures out, esigned, start your appraisal asap, and get the process moving quickly versus waiting around for tenants, lease ups, and all units to be rented.Best of Luck ~

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.