Quote from @Joel Oh: Man the fishing discount is wild.

My market of central OH has some isolated areas that are like this, and in those areas, its generally accepted as "the way it is" but those areas are also very desirable and "hip" so there is a give and take persey.

You can always invest in the A/B class areas in these "stagnant" markets where those mico areas are still rapidly growing and in demand.Overall Ohio has a lot of options to choose from such as Columbus and Dayton/Cleveland.

("Oh no, my spreadsheet is lost, hacked...")You wrote you are paying out of pocket for the 2nd property's expenses.

And oh I have heard that about the majority of people not actually practicing. 

Oh the pink and beige house with the tall concrete fence?").

Way back when BP started, before we used our real names, a prominent guy on here named Mike in OH said "focus on your ROI, not your door count".

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $45,000

Cash invested: $40,000

Renovation Overview: 1453 Southfield Dr, Columbus, OH

We've transformed 1453...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $45,000

Cash invested: $40,000

Property Renovation Overview: 1453 Southfield Dr, Columbus, Ohio

We are exci...

And with that, oh-man there is SOOOoooo many things you can do.