OR, bring the buyer to the showing if I was familiar with the tract.

Upkeep of the homes on the street, and one block each way on the street.How burred inside a byzantinian tract of roads is it from the main road.Is there freeway or jet or railroad noise.Do the driveways have good cement in the area, or is it all fractured.Does the neighborhood look like a forest or can you see the houses from the road clearly. 

Stick to the most important points and avoid unnecessary details.Use bullet points and headings: Breaking up your plan into easy-to-read sections can make it more digestible for your potential lenders.Be realistic: While it's important to be optimistic about your investment potential, it's also important to be realistic about your expectations.

That way it's not too jarring and is easier to digest and prepare for.

   #1 As a true first time home buyer you could be eligible for community bank/CRA loan programs that are based on  property census tract.   

. = C Area- Is it small houses or older tract homes anywhere in the north west quadrant of Columbus or outside I-270 (except the southern half of the city, which is kinda C-area)? 

The new LDC would automatically up-zone a huge number of tracts in the city and change the designations of developable land along a series of arteries to mixed use.

I’m still digesting all this information but it is really helpful.

Sometimes it can be hard to digest and take real action on huge goals.

I don't know which one you got, but this book will help you by pointing you both in the right direction.I highly recommend the audio book as it was easy to digest and very well narrated.