The entire place needs paint since it hasn't been touched in 8 years, and there's plenty of chips on the tile in the kitchen.

Some parents are willing to chip in a ridiculous amount per person.

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.  

Again, not a problem until it's chipping apart. 

I always install a 30 inch stove with a 36 inch fan that has two fans built in to get the grease out of the kitchen.I own many rental units and every time a tenant moves and the house has a white kitchen sink the sink is always chipped, or has a yellow rust-colored stain and the entire sinks always have to be replaced.

@Porter Rappleye: Ali Boone is an investor and member of BP who addresses this straight to the point in one of her blogs on her website; she calls it "Blue Chip Real Estate Investing".

Because as it stands, 13% is your max profit, and there's a plethora of items that can chip away at that number.

All my coworkers made the same amount of money as me and had similar RE exposure, but none put in the work, risk, and pushed their chips in, and they are stilling sitting at the same banks I used to sit in..

I chipped away at any soft wood and found no actual termites.

@Jesse Kailahi, I'll be a lone voice crying in the wilderness here but I love your start and your wife's career and your commitment to sound financial steps  so I'll chip in some advice (that I follow myself) that's worth every penny you're paying for it...