The other hurdle is to find a contractor, that is something that you can do as well.

I would like to connect with any member who invests in the Daytona or Columbus area of Ohio.Question: Is there any recommendations on how to find discounted properties in the Ohio market or is a turnkey property the way to go?

Depending on the rents and condition of the property, you could find a value or at least a price that would cause it to sell.

Now of course there are still deals to be had out there, I am not saying that, but its a lot harder to find those deals today than five years ago when everything was a deal due to low interest rates.We are always buying but this is my business, so we have a team etc. to manage it.

I'm working on my first rental and trying to understand the best practices for how to use the template leases I can find.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

., and you should find some local investors with whom you can connect and learn their investment strategies. 

I'd say just start your search with all 2-4 unit properties, and when you find one where the numbers make sense and it checks your other boxes (somewhere you actually want to live and house hack), then it probably makes sense. 

Then connect with some hard money lenders (you can find some here on BP as well as some who are typing this right now) and connect with them to understand their product type, what they like to lend on and requirements.Hard money broker is all numbers game of making relationships and helping those that are looking for financing, it starts out slow but if you get with a few good borrowers and lenders it can be pretty decent money to be made.As an example we paid six figures last year to HM brokers. 

I think new builds in such areas is a great idea, but financially it's very hard to make the numbers work since you will probably have a very hard time finding comps.