Maybe some other people can chime in with some good stories about the area.

Most lay people have zero idea how to get through a transaction.

Otherwise perhaps your winter people will pay $500 extra if your cap is $500 and that is not what your competitors will be doing. 

@Nicholas Nakamurain order to be successful, you will need to build a network on the ground in Ohio with people you know and trust. buying a random property on the MLS in unknown condition based on other people looking at it, and putting it under management with people you have never met, will not work, and you will lose money.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...so - what's your plan? 

I haven't seen any info on people earning any money on the actual affiliate/commission side of Minoan.

What do people do when they run out of funds (liquidated credit cards and family members assistance)?  

That’s 3 months of mortgage out of pocket and can make Chas flow negative. im also curious if people have experience doing section 8 in b neighborhoods or just c and d 

For a first time investor, I definitely recommend house hacking for most people as homeowner loans are by far the best in terms of rate and LTV. 

I’ve been coaching new investors for a while, and I always enjoy hearing about what brings people to real estate.

@Jessica Seppo,Many people take the cost of an LLC and funnel it towards more insurance and an umbrella policy.