Hi Daniel, Columbus GA has properties much lower in price than the metro Atlanta area, you should do fine to learn your local market.

We purchased it off market, as-is, and as it was our personal home, we renovated over time.

You are positioned right at one of the top 10, if not 3, STR markets on the planet buddy! 

highlight_post=4170358&page=5#p4170358@Scott Innocente, has been a huge asset to me in finding decent MFRs and off market possibilities.

Personally, I wouldn’t invest in a market where appreciation averages only 2%.

what would you think of a 14,600sqft 3 unit property in sailboat bend, off market, that is RMM25 zoned and has a nice single family and duplex behind it, half of the lot if empty so it can be developed or RV/trailer parking, for $1.1M?

Does anyone have a map breaking down the Phoenix market area ?

We're exploring creative ways to provide him with the cash needed for the down payment while avoiding triggering a taxable event.One strategy we're considering is purchasing his future primary residence ourselves, making the mortgage payments, and then, once we've built enough equity—comparable to the appraised value of his rental properties—transferring the title to him as a form of exchange.What are your thoughts on this approach?

I hope you are doing well and sounds like you are an experience investor in this market - would love to maybe grab coffee sometime and hear about the experiences you have gain over that last 15 years!

I almost exclusively sell bank foreclosures for a large asset management company, and I also do a lot of marketing for wholesale deals.