Many times we have very compelling guests from various sectors in this industry for your listening pleasure.

Gainfully employed in the IT sector for 20 years.  

As someone who transitioned from the financial sector to the real estate world, you have a huge advantage.

Like Kelly & Jon mentioned in their response, your other option could be in the commercial sector, i.e. small retail center, office building, multifamily, self-storage.

I read HotelNewsNow & Hotel Management magazine to stay up to date on the hotel sector (among others).  

I would be happy to PM with you and describe the parts of town you might be looking at from afar.As a broader answer to the question of Cleveland vs Columbus, I think Columbus has some unique institutions that tend to keep the population employed and and area desirable, such as the state capital, OSU, a handful of huge apparel companies, Nationwide (50k employees roughly), and a thriving service sector.  

Some of that is also executives from the tech sector in Austin.The only thing that will slow any of ours is people coming from areas where they can't sell, or have to take less for, their old place.

If you really want to get into the sector find a large firm that will hire you.

Areas in Marina Dubai generally attracts business & leisure travelers fulfilling their short term staying needs, thus attracted investors who are focus on rental property gains.

Write them down in a format that people with money can read through at their leisure.