The estimated value  now (roughly) is $200K. 

HIWe are Canadians and have been investing in the US for 8 years now We have learn a lot from early mistakes  and are more then willing to shar what we have discovered with anyone who wants to chat.

Life took some unexpected turns, causing me to put my dreams on hold, but now I'm feeling that fire again and ready to get back in the game. 

Now let's be real, yes housing values are up overall in the city, but they do vary by Neighborhood.

Pay a GC and take them with you on walk throughs.

York is only a little over an hour from me.

Purchase price: $35,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Sale price: $110,000 A fix-and-flip project purchased off-market from a tired landlord involved buying a distressed property with significant deferred maintenance.

build it instead of buying it. especially in the 5-50 range you are going to get garbage that's 80-120 years old in c neighborhoods. i can find land in almost any zip code and make the numbers work in columbus. or partner on a project locally. just my 2 cents but build to rent is much stronger right now in my opinion in columbus than buying existing assets 

You don't want to lose your rate on the house you are living in now unless you want to sell it so since that is an owner-occupied, you need to stay there and save up the 20 percent for the second property based on what you said.

Quote from @Patricia Perdomo: "I saw a rotten apple at the grocery store for $1.