From what I know now as a real estate investor, I find it incredibly risky to invest out of state.

Quote from @Stuart Udis: Not creative, but good real estate and traditional financing is almost always better than incredible seller financing terms and lousy real estate.

Utilities altogether is about $250 a month, internet is $90 a month for the 1T fiber (we want fast internet for 6 people), 5% vacancy, Lawn care $120 a month, Pest control $30 a month, and we do bi-weekly cleaning of the common area at $200 a month.

just typed a whole long post to have the internet fail and lose it!]

Hi Chris, I know you're looking beyond Ohio right now, but I have some investors doing incredibly well with STRs here in Columbus OH.

It’s always an honor to contribute to such an incredible platform that empowers investors to build wealth and take control of their financial futures. 

Incredibly sweet guy, and was very interested in my story, and shared his which is super inspirational!

Water, trash, internet, and fire wood make up the rest of the utility allocation.  

I have read on the internet that some parts are and some parts aren't safe.

This is also my purpose for sharing the experience with the BP community and the internet community so that people are more informed.