If you can borrow at under 1% buying blue chip property at 5 or 6% is very smart cash flow investing.

Columbus has a huge chip processing plant being built on the east side so that would be a good target area to look at investing if you can. 

Toddlers who crawl get sick from it if they eat the paint chips.

Regarding "jumping into multifamily in order to get better returns", what many investors have found is that they can get greater returns with less risk the larger multifamily deal(s) they can buy and spread their chips across.

I've had FHA appraisers give us a hard time over chipping paint, or silly "health and safety" issues like a cracked step up to the house (trip hazard).

I use appliances as a negotiating chip w/ the tenants.

Since we normally rehab for rental, when feasible, we will pave the drive (even overcoat/chip seal) as it makes a better surface for snow removal, etc.

You charge them for the epoxy to fill the holes and reset the hinge, not for a new door and frame.They put a chip in your granite countertop?

I plan to charge 1.5k per room per month and will chip in the rest of the costs myself as i will be occupying one of the rooms. 

But assuming you are more aggressive and  wanting to take  chips off the table, it may make sense for you.