We are living in the age of marketing. 

Build - rent - refinance -repeat. in columbus ohio you are buying old houses that are 1900 or 1920 or 1940 and you are in a sellers market. on the other hand you can source land which is a buyers market and build single family homes or duplex or triplexes that will return by renting and pulling cash out on a DSCR loan and doing it again. there aren't a lot of strategies that do this. flipping is different. so many risks. but when someone has a well oiled machine it's all good and less risk.

Are there any particular markets or investment strategies you’re leaning toward?

You are positioned right at one of the top 10, if not 3, STR markets on the planet buddy! 

highlight_post=4170358&page=5#p4170358@Scott Innocente, has been a huge asset to me in finding decent MFRs and off market possibilities.

That would be your downpayment and or market value the day you buy.  

Sphere of influence purchase - off market opportunity.

I do engagement marketing in a trades focused field lending me to having very good relationships with tradespeople whom I consider friends- and I trust thoroughly.

Hello everyone,I’m expanding into the Chattanooga market and looking to connect with experienced professionals to help with upcoming projects.

I've been wanting to expand out of my market in Iowa, and see that the Winter Haven, Lakeland, Haines City areas are similar to purchase points as my market.