I wouldn't touch Franklinton with a 10' pole on the existing inventory side. gravity 2 is being auctioned and sold by the developer the area didn't support office developer lost millions:https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/12/19/gravity...linden I agree on if you can get a good deal. super fast appreciation. small homes, close to downtown, you can look at year over year and it's going up fast but also fast to change. any urban adjacent neighborhood is going to be good. 

What is the best way to best way to deal with the existing tenants? 

That person will be able to tell you what you can do and following that plan will give you peace of mind about your further investing strategy.

Consult your tax professional: while podcasts are great, make sure you have an existing relationship with a tax professional you can trust.

Also consider all lenders will require to review your insurance when underwriting a loan and it's likely a violation of your existing loan documents to let the properties go uninsured even if they didn't require insurance escrows. 

You’ll typically find professionals or higher-income renters in these neighborhoods, so it can make a big difference when it comes to peace of mind and property maintenance.

I do not know how they are handling new customers verse the Midland existing customers.Regarding the customer service it seems the people I dealt with are still employed and only my "personal rep" as it were, was promoted and another took her place.

There exists those of us that want a property in Costa Rica despite the issues we are discussing here.

To get to the ARV of $250,000 , I am assuming as follow:Because you spent $15,000 in renovation, I am assuming you increased the Initial value of the property at 30,000 bringing it at $230,000Add a 8.69% home appreciation for one year $20,000Estimated Home Value After 1 Year:$250,000Refinancing Breakdown:New Home Value (Post-Appreciation): $250,000 New Mortgage Amount (80% LTV): $200,000 Existing Mortgage Balance after 12 months: -$158,035 Assuming 3 Months Interest Penalty for Breaking Existing Mortgage: - $2371Total Cash Pulled Out: $39,594, allowing you to recover to pay a portion of your initial investment of $63,548, leaving $ $24,015 in the deal.Many new investors mistakenly believe the BRRRR strategy ends after the cash-out.

Because of this the supply is relatively low which means the ones that do exist tend to make good money, especially if you theme it toward bachelor/bachelorette parties.