What you want to steer clear of is the design firms types that will tell you that not only will it be expensive but take a ton of time.

In many of the C-class neighborhoods, rental rates are exceeding the expenses for investors.As of April 2024, the median price of a home in Ohio was $238,700, which is a 4.7% increase from April 2023.

I think your income easily justifies a common-sense, time-proven method: increase earnings, reduce expenses, save, and invest.

Living in Southern California, I realize the market here is quite expensive, and I’m not sure if it’s the best place to get started.

Lift the Existing House: It's expensive, it's difficult, but we can lift anything.

If you do, then I’d try tightening living expenses to buy some time.

Problem was it's a common perk for Chinese restaurants to provide lower paid staff with room and board, and without the upstairs apartment, renting an apartment in nearby towns for staff is a problem with rooming house regulations beside a major expense.

When there is a vacancy, a leaking sink, a drip from the roof, a fallen branch from a tree, storm damage, a rough tenant, a potato down the toilet...whatever expense comes up in the future, and they always come up, that is what the cash flow is for. 

I've learned that the unexpected always happens, whether it's delays or unforeseen expenses, so having a system in place to monitor finances regularly helps make adjustments before they become bigger issues.

Based on research it appears Zelle is the only option that does not have a transaction fee for landlords.I did not include maintenance as a category since this can be done easily in a spreadsheet, but all of the options actually had pretty good maintenance and expense tracking.For Tax Support, all of the tools met the minimum for being able to export the financial information.