Your personal financial situation (tax records/bank statements and personal financial net worth statement)3.

@Noah SchulzThe previous owners' failure to disclose a back-paying arrangement complicates the situation, potentially leading to tenant disputes or security deposit concerns.

You have a very different situation now.If you don't have cash to invest in real estate, then RE is not the right place for you right now.

I certainly don't want to over reach or put myself in a bad situation. 

In Franklinton there are plenty of large projects going on that will bring massive growth to the west side of Columbus, such as the Peninsula Development, which is a multiphase project that will erect a 24 story apartment complex featuring a grocery store, a multi use office space building, and a new hotel featuring a two-story venue.

Same situation you find yourself in today, only slightly worse.

Platforms like ETH might have more discussion on applications for real estate and other smart contract situations. 

The logic is so *** backwards.You buy real estate for the investment benefits, and store of value, etc.

I know this post is a couple years old but i would say it depends on the situation.

Of course you need to see verifiable income that is adequate for the situation, but the old posts of 4 and 5X rent amount?