A lot of hosts I know use pool fences, safety signs, and provide life jackets to help reduce risk.

My wife and I are extremely thankful to you all for helping us take this next journey in life. 

Columbus presents a little different type of investing from Cleveland but you can still find good properties that will give you some cashflow each month (not life changing but with your goal of 100 doors then it'll add up eventually).

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

They have the wrong equation of life and business, Money=Success=Knowledge=Qualified.

In many cases, the $/sq ft value for an ADU can be slightly discounted compared to the main home, but it still boosts overall property value.As far as the specific question about Feliz/Silverlake, maybe reach out to a local appraiser or RE agent who would be able to give you specifics.

The attached chart shows a good example of why this is helpful.Bonus Depreciation - This allows you to accelerate the depreciation even further, deducting anything with a 15 year depreciation life or less in the first year. 

It's a much less comfortable home life, but it sets you up to make a great return with less risk. 

On buy-and holds we usually replace all the plumbing with pex, no matter what, because galvanized has a life expectation of about 60 years, so I usually take the sooner than later approach.Stick with hard money, like Mach1 or or MKE hard money (Scott Lurie) as they will not leand on a deal that does not pencil out, so you have the added benefit of someone experienced looking over your numbers.

Mostly due to the fact my spouse and I agreed on her to have zero involvment in any sort of RE investing (and its our home) I think once you have a good 6-12 months of reserve cash (operating expenses for your own life saved as a back up incase things go bad) save enough liquidity to get the ball rolling on your first invesment.