Your construction background and being local to Columbus are huge advantages—they’ll definitely give you an edge in finding properties and keeping rehab costs down compared to others.I’d suggest exploring parts of the city you’re less familiar with.

He's still very much in contact and reachable, but my biggest fear is that he will run or file some sort of Bankruptcy.

The biggest impact to your credit is payment history.Next biggest impact is your credit card utilization. 

Good question, I think the biggest question will just be your overall timeframe and how quickly you want to get everything done. 

Tools were recovered and pest control was terminated.So we are naturally in a very secure area in one of the safest cities in CA.  

Do you have Business License from City of Santa Ana on your rental?

The biggest thing I have encountered in numerous inspections is chipped or flaking paint in pre-1978 homes that have children living in them.

Hi Alfath,Would you be kind enough to share a list of the cities/counties/regions which in your experience are better suited for investmentThanksSuhaib

The biggest indicator that they should not be comped against each other is from the market price of each.  

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!