I’ve helped plenty of investors navigate these tricky tax and management questions, especially with properties in popular STR markets like Phoenix and Austin.Good luck with the purchase—sounds like you’ve got a great opportunity on your hands! 

We are in a new era of higher interest rates, gurus selling information, and low supply in popular markets.

Those neighborhoods have been popular  because they offer a decent balance between purchase price and rent potential.

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CPAs and Lawyers will always tell you to get one (and contrary to popular rumors this has nothing to do with getting more $ for filing fees).

Another solid read is "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller, which focuses more specifically on real estate strategies.For podcasts, BiggerPockets is extremely popular and a fantastic resource, especially for beginners.

This strategy has gained popularity because of its potential for building wealth through real estate.

Columbus has been a very popular market for Californian investors to buy property in because of all of the tech growth. 

So even popular rent estimate tools seem a little inflated unless you're outpeforming the competition with what youre offering.

GoodbudgetWhat makes it unique: The Goodbudget app uses the popular envelope budgeting system, which allocates portions of your monthly income to virtual envelopes, or expense categories, like groceries, gas, debt payoff, etc.