Does anyone have any experience in Columbus OH with Section 8 (CMHA here) specifically? 

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Hi, I'm Steven JonesI recently passed my Licensing exam and currently waiting for the arrival of my license! My wife and I own our current home, and have 1 rental. We want to scale up but we're searching for creative ...

(they weren't even realtors)I can't speak to what they specifically teach over there, but that was my experience and it's more than enough to keep me away.

That’s such empowering advice for homeowners navigating uncertainty.

This is a huge advantage, and it greatly simplifies, and empowers the situation for you to own it, and lead.

I'm looking to just try it out and hear from the experiences of others first

Check out this recent thread on LLC’s, it’s pretty eye-opening that of all the very experienced investors on here, with centuries of investing experience combined, the consensus was that LLC’s are not needed for most investors:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/926/ Of course gurus will tell you that you need one before you even have a single property, because it makes them sound smart.

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But if you want to go where Landlords are appreciated, supported, empowered, and it's a decent market and all that, no, it's far from a buyers market.