@Andrew Freed is a good person to get in touch with about that as he is a MA multifamily investor who does a lot of meetups.STR is a tough way to start right now because in most markets the table stakes to be competitive are very high.

Looking forward to hearing more about what you can bring to the table and sharing insights as we navigate these tricky market conditions!

Soon, there will be a ton of posts below from agents in Columbus and Cleveland to "help" you, but you already know where you want to be.I wouldn't be thinking STR for Ohio unless you are doing woodsy, which can work, but the table stakes are high on those (swimming holes, saunas, game rooms, hot tubs).

If they hit their numbers they would be leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table by financing with equity instead of debt.

I'm not saying they shouldn't, I just can't afford to leave that money on the table if I'm not making more than that somewhere else. 

This leaves a lot of money on the table and causes great frustration for landlords.

Each area has a table owners can use to calculate the deductions for utilities they do NOT want to include (or can't - like MFR with only one water meter).

You got a lot of great advice, but you came here and didn't set the table.

Chicago is off the table.

I feel like I need to have something to bring to table to also help mentor.