I’m interested in value-add properties, but not to the extent where they’re in struggling neighborhoods, which is unfortunate because these areas are just blocks away from the major hospital.

Its pros include streamlined property tracking, access to owner data, automated direct mail campaigns, and team collaboration features.

One metric we do use when we're able to pull the data are permits pulled & what type of permits pulled in an area.

The other tip I would say is really get a good relationship going with a realtor in the area if you do not have one to give you the exact data you are looking for to be successful.

Over the past decade, Columbus has attracted substantial investment from tech giants like Intel, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, which have collectively committed over $50 billion to developing data centers and semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the area.

Trying to make it where there is a lot of data, easy to use, and have a lot of articles written by local experts.

I'd suggest checking local Airbnb/VRBO data or using AirDNA to see occupancy rates and average nightly rates in the area.

I will lend an example via data. 

What is your expected appreciation and what is the data to back that up (e.g. how confident are you in you answer)?

Any other major syndication site has restricted sold data so it will be incomplete.