Absolutely, the passive income from owning rentals is great but I also love getting into big projects and seeing the transformation from start to finish@David Jesperson What city/market are you looking to buy and what type of properties are you looking for, SF, 2-4 MF, or 5+ MF?

@Cole DobbsIn addition, I may be able to help you and connect you with some key real estate investor players in the Houston, Texas market since I am an Investor myself that have done most of these real estate investing strategies and also an investor-broker who has helped over 400 investors like you. 

The best way to do this is to renovate a unit or two to the specifications to bring it up to market.  

I don't know anything specific about the Cincy market (and what the type of neighborhood this one is in - (A, B, C, etc.), but I've been told it's very similar to where I live in St.

Market conditions being one of them.

Lima One does verticle in many markets you can check with them.

In the meantime we are talking to the property manager to find other STR's in the area so we can support a fair market STR rent. 

I have a question regarding the Houston market.

It is not typical that you will find SF deal after deal, and if you are actively marketing for distressed sellers many...most...will want cash sales.

Rental demand in our market is off-the-chart; the shortage of properties continues to hit historical lows year-over-year.