I would also recommend Waivo or Safely for damage insurance protection.

The seller was the original developer that had owned these properties for decades.There was no underlying flaw or hidden upside that would drive this behavior.  

You need to ensure the work is done professionally to maintain a safe living space.

Columbus is also generally a pretty safe area and if you build good relationships with a realtor, contractor, property manager, and attorney you should be pretty safe!

The other big issue about being an "investor-friendly" agent is that investors expect the agent to chase their tail by driving around looking at every potential home the investor sees on Zillow and then make a bajillion low-ball offers for them "just to see if they stick".

This is just speculation, but supply and demand drive the market...Reach out if you want to connect or chat more about the marketAlan,My question is why do you say not to factor in other expenses other than the PITI for net income.

Our local credit unions had two methods of doing a HELOC: one did a drive by inspection of the house and the other wanted an internal inspection.  

Discovered by "driving for dollars," the property had an ARV of $215,000 and a remaining loan balance of $86,000.

This would also be within driving distance.

She boldly claimed, "If you think gas prices are high now, just wait until you're forced to drive an electric vehicle,"I, like many others, doubt she has actually driven an EV let alone charged one.