We're not a big public transportation hub down here in the south, so everyone has cars and we drive everywhere...living a few more miles away from town, is just not as big of deal as it is in other parts of the country.With all that being said though, if you can buy it for $130k....it's probably worth it.Good Luck,Jay

Unless your 16 hours does not include travel time and if that is the case then you are spending more than 16 hours each week doing this; If we again stipulate you have some really time efficient transportation and can get between your properties in ten minutes by whatever best fit routing method you desire; And if we again stipulate you can handle absolutely anything at the property within 50 minutes; If we also stipulate you spend no more than one hour each week at the hardware store, paint store, county offices and courthouse; And if we assume you want to get to each of your properties at least once each month; Then the maximum number of properties you could have is 60 with you visiting 15 each week.

It's actually only the 7th biggest job sector in the Columbus metro area (think instead of education, government, healthcare, business services, utilities, transportation, etc):https://www.clevelandfed.org/en/newsroom-and-events/publications/metro-mix/columbus/mm-201911-columbus.aspxIt also doesn't feel like a rust belt city.

There are also always ways of going to the city planners and researching new future transportation projects (highways,roads, etc).

An Airbnb house manual is a set of instructions explaining how to use your rental’s appliances, where to find certain amenities, and how guests can make the most of their stay.The Airbnb house manual is not the same as the Airbnb house rules.First of all, the content and the purpose are different: while the former is a collection of helpful instructions to make sure everything goes smoothly during your guest’s stay, the latter is a set of rules that you expect guests to follow.Your house manual should include:Welcome messageCheck-in and check-out timesParking instructionsWi-fi detailsHouse rulesHow to use appliancesLocal transport info.Sights to see and things to doEmergency info.Contact detailsHow to add a house manual to your listing:> Go to ‘Your Listings’ on the Airbnb website.

Is it available with public transportation?  

This can take on a lot of different forms, from making sure they're budgeting well, maintaining their premise appropriately, assisting with transportation, facilitating in-home care for more medically fragile veterans, etc. 

Whenever I talk to a novice investors or non-RE investor their opinion is always negative on public transportation expansion and developments by the city.

Do you know how to optimize local transportation expenses?

Location is key and with colleges and universities and public transportation growing, you can find properties like this.