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

For insurance I bet you could still get away with residential STR insurance, but be sure to ask your provider before and if they say get a commercial policy you probably should.

I would bet you could make house-hacking numbers work in an the absolute worst neighborhood in your city, but chances are you're not willing to live there. 

@Kareena SharmaI can bet you that syndication doesn’t make 18% annually over 2 years.

https://www.rentecdirect.com/b...If a PMC shares the confidential information of a tenant prospect with an owner and that owner somehow allows the info to be used for identity-theft or other related crimes, the PMC will be sued!

@Ariel Gonzalez --I bet that if you scheduled a meetup, people would attend.

This is doable however my time to find, procure, and renovate rentals is very restricted due to my life on active duty.When looking strictly at the numbers a mortgage provides a better CoCR and a better ROE, but stepping back and looking at more plain facts it seems like leaving the house paid off is the best bet, thoughts? 

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

Your best bet is hard money if you're looking for a lender without seasoning requirements.

I think learning as much as you can now going forward until you are able to get into a house hack or your first investment property if you don’t want to house hack is your best bet.