Although I won't have time for lunch or dinner on the 10th, I am available for coffee at The Athletic Club of Columbus or at my office on Parsons Avenue.

If you have the time to shop around, first look at your local consignment shops, nextdoor or facebook.

It was a pizza shop and now is a blank slate. 

Shopping around, I also spoke with a second lender.

Often these are wholesalers posting crap properties, but you can start reaching out to people to connect for coffee or lunch.  

Criteria:6 months STR2 bd, 2 ba, Single Level House Furnished with yard, washer & dryer with A/C (inland not near coast)Pet Allowable 40 lb labodor 10 yrs, 40 lbs Red Heeler Mix and 6 lbs catNear VA Hospital, shops, grocery stores (at least 25 minutes commute)

WikipediaLow crime rate: Never invest in any city on this list: The most dangerous cities in America, rankedLow operating costs: Good indicators of a pro-business climate include:Property taxes: State Property Tax Rates - Rocket Mortgage.State average insurance cost: Insurance - ValuePenguinState income taxes: Tax FoundationLow risk of a natural disaster: Natural disasters can devastate your property and the surrounding community, leading to job losses and the closure of shops and businesses.

Eventually, you’ll look back and appreciate that you took the leap, even if it felt a bit off-kilter at first, kind of like trying to balance on a beam after a strong cup of coffee.

At the time I looked, 20 or so years ago, the problem with smaller down towns is the proliferation of nearby strip malls, where the stores are surrounded by a large parking lots, and for laundromats, attract more customers as they can park easily, walk to adjacent stores for shopping, snacks, and browse newspaper and magazine racks, which explains why they do better, there's more customers.

If you got your credit decent you can start soft shopping for conventional/fha home loans if you didnt do so well improving  your credit this is where you start looking for private  lenders, partners and investors.