Risk that you will short yourself by not maximizing your cost seg potentialThat said, when full-service cost seg is not economically sensible, DIY is a valid alternative

Population and economic growth, strong tourism, proximity to other New England cities.

Affordable housing is about the housing itself and the economic environment it is created in.

Atlanta in particular has high co-living demand due to the economic growth and prevalence of padsplit in our market.

While the economics are not as favorable for you, raising $300-$400k to buy something like a 1.2mm property will be far easier than trying to raise $10mm to buy a 100 unit.  

The “methodology” the guru presents either isn’t all that profitable, isn’t as simple to enact as he suggests, and or works only with certain limits as to economic climate, geographical area, etc.2.

So, it's still a viable way of investing, but does not have the same scale of success in today's economic environment in higher appreciation markets.

I'm an investor here in Columbus OH myself and have seen the city's solid and steady growth with strong economic fundamentals driving the market like major companies moving here (Meta, Intel, Google, Amazon, etc), job growth, and population growth.

Toledo's economy has been more reliant on manufacturing, so understanding local economic trends is crucial.Beyond Cleveland and Toledo: You asked about other Ohio cities.

The city of Cairo and Alexander County as a whole are in a very depressed economic situation.