With 3 kids at 3 different stages, locations, and times makes it extremely difficult for both my wife and I to have a 9 to 5.

We live in an extremely litigious society, and we have a lot of tools to protect our assets.

its just everything else real estate related I bet 20% of so called investors buy 80% of the props.. the rest are dreamers or afraid to pull the trigger are supreme time wasters. and or the number crunchers who rely on some spread sheet to determine their returns etc etc.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

@Ruth S.I found @Wendy Patton 's book, Investing in real estate with Lease Options and subject-to Deals, extremely informative. 

I've discovered that explaining our requirements to potential tenants even before they view the property has been extremely beneficial.

There are two reasons why a property doesn't sell: Price and Marketing (or more commonly the agent).If you feel like you have been marketing the property well, then it is the price.Land is extremely difficult to sell.

I started this refund request process 12/29/23 and it has been extremely frustrating in its' own right, to say nothing of the challenges that prompted the refund request being made in the first place.

They're going to use a DSCR approach and are extremely stringent right now.