Buying raw land near brown field could be a good long term play.  

Had very interested person who is an adult female almost 40 with no employment history to speak of (acting in plays, etc) but nothing for several yrs living with retired Dad. 

And a little skepticism that the market would continue to grow at 5% or more on average (it's been ~7% average for the 8 years I've lived here)@Dave Foster I filled out the BP spreadsheet here for the sell or rent decision, and similar to you advice, selling and investing the profits in index funds performs only slightly below being a DIY landlord, making that seem an attractive option. 

Again, this is where weekly email newsletters, monthly physical newsletters, etc come into play.  

I plan to continue to work with them as they have been very instrumental in helping me map out my investment goals and strategy.

However, if you’re comfortable with the expenses and prefer to hold, you’d continue building equity, but it may take a while for cash flow to improve.

It's pretty plug and play and then when you get the full report, it's all in one PDF.

Keep diversifying your income with side hustles, and continue learning through books like "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller and "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki.By the time you're earning more, you'll be ready to dive into real estate, leveraging your higher income and knowledge to scale quickly.Let me know if you need advice on financing when you're ready!

Have you played around with the savings calculator to give you an idea what your cash flow needs to be?

A recent study showed that 80 people are moving to this city every single week, which will continue to increase housing demand. what area of columbus do you recommend?