The biggest mistake I see is investors bouncing between different marketing methods too soon, without giving one a real chance to work.Since you already had success with mailers before, doubling down could be a strong move.

But I'd be sure to double check everything he says regarding rentals as the S-Corp isn't great advice (with the caveat of course that he knows all of your facts and circumstances and you may have that one highly unique situation where an S-Corp makes perfect sense for rental real estate, but it's extremely rare).

The one Brandon Turner wrote about doubling your portfolio every year is also good but I cant remember the name off the top of my head. 

Quote from @Jeff Calcaterra: We have a potential tenant new to the area who has gone through a paid background check, signed a background check authorization form, sent us a LinkedIn profile, sent an offer letter and says he is willing to send us paycheck stubs, but says he doesn't want us to call HR to verify employment because he is supposed to have found housing already.

@Shandy Victory I am in the same position as you looking to invest in Ohio I am flying out there next month to check out the area.

Can you imagine your interest rate doubling like it did a couple years ago?

I recommend a simple spreadsheet to check your math and it will make it simple to adjust each year.End the complaints.

They were close to not knowing if they could pay some of the Feb checks but that was put on hold.

As far as PadSplit, you'll have to check city and county laws concerning the number of unrelated people allowed to live in a house. 

ChatGPT and many lenders use marketing companies that do not check the DSCR formula and simple use ChatGPT which uses NOI, which is for commercial properties, so know the difference so you don't get confused.