Columbus OH is still a good market for the right investor and the right investment, but numbers are tighter than pre-pandemic, so you need to know goals.  

The reason for it is because during pandemic/post-pandemic rush to FL, a lot of smaller investors bought condos/small multifamilies for LTR/STR purposes only without intention to ever occupy.

I have made more money during the Pandemic than ever before so Covid is not the issue.

Started during the pandemic while reseting as a private money broker and consultant.

sorry to say it but there is nothing dishonest to engage in a conversation with an Agent that has a house on market since 200 days and offer to buy at a lower offer price - seller they believe owns the Taj Mahal and expecially after pandemic they raise asking price way too high - once again, guys we are entertaining a conversation with a seller and if the house is on market since 200 days, guess what, I believe the agent and the seller maybe a bit motivated, or what? 

We sold our other small primary residence at the beginning of the pandemic March 2020 and moved into the vacation home 'temporarily' (here we are 4 years later) until we found our next primary home. 

I ask because we purchased a DR Horton new build within 7 minutes of downtown Huntsville before the pandemic. 

Yeah there was a decline in people dur to Corona Virus crashing the Oil prices.

If we have learned anything from the pandemic, isn't it that we should have all our assets and income in the same country at the mercy of one single government?

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated these trends, as remote work allowed more people to move to areas offering better lifestyles.