I had one particular vendor with high standards that would exaggerate anything he found.My rule of thumb: people can live how they want to live as long as they are not 1. damaging the property2. living in filth that attracts pests3. impacting the neighbors (e.g. odors, junk detracting from the neighborhood, etc)4. creating an unsafe situation (e.g. hoarding and rescue workers can't access the home)When I visit a property, I document any issues and talk to the tenant.

You could probably afford $20,000 without much impact on your budget.

In my opinion (what I learnt from my tech partners) is to Build multiple source of referrals to your website and make your website an information hub.

The other has experience with real estate with multiple units, however, is way behind on up-to-date systems and technology. 

Sure that's fine but.... the owner said he used multiple bank accounts to collect rents and thus can't provide the 3 years statements since they bought 2022 so not 3 years.

There are multiple big companies coming here to the Columbus area such as Intel,Google, and etc.

Additionally, the Missional team has committed more than $500,000 of our own capital into the fund, aligning our interests with our investors’.This win marks another step in our mission to deliver stable, long-term real estate investments while making a positive impact.

A real estate professional can use real estate losses to offset W-2 or other income, but you would need to meet both the:1.750-hour rule – You must spend at least 750 hours per year in real estate activities.2.50% rule – More than 50% of your working time must be spent on real estate.Since both of you have W-2 jobs, it might be difficult to meet these requirements unless one of you dedicates significant time to real estate.Another option could be buying multiple rental properties.

In fact, appears you are from Dayton, OH, I'm in Cleveland and I speak in Dayton area multiple times a year at various real estate investment clubs and groups.

I'm part of an Asian American real estate group called SARE with multiple chapters in SoCal.