Hey Hari great choices, the mid-market is a pretty hot and affordable.

All I did was look at a property, run the comps, and got a reno budget, So nothing to intense.

Been trying to soak in as much information as I can through the forum and books, currently reading "Hot to Invest in Real Estate", have read, "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing", "Short Term Rental, Long Term Wealth", "Rich Dad Poor Dad", and "The Book on Investing In RE with No (and low) Money Down".

Columbus is a great market to invest into, and is hot with short term rentals!

Text can be difficult to interpret I truly meant no harm and came here only for a discussion.)OK now your talking what I do .. that's searching out infill lots in HOT markets.. and yes the targets are very finite.back in 92 I got into the timber business in the NorthWest..

Potential opportunity - there is an attached utility closet that I believe could and/or used to serve this purpose as it has the red/ blue inlets built into the wall next to a hot water heater that is also in the closet.

Don't be just another vanilla (forgettable) $190 ADR listing with cell phone pictures, no SEO and the same hot tub and fire pit as everyone else. 

Went through a similar hot potato with lenders, it ended up being Commercial.

Direct ownership is capital intensive no way around that if you are in the space long term.  

The mid-market is a pretty hot and affordable.