My parents deal with owner occ and those have been busy, multiple offers on many properties Blue Springs where is that  ??? 

I would anticipate when you are starting out to look in the $120k or less purchase price with a lighter rehab and always a good healthy ARV if possible.

The agent in Raleigh pointed out that the jobs coming into Columbus, in particular at the 20B chip plant would likely be more blue collar jobs vs. the higher paid tech work that is entering into Raleigh, which I believe she said was growing by 5,000 residents per...month? 

Blue Chip Apartment How did you finance this deal?

Furthermore to address your other comments, you can do white collar work but not blue collar work   Hiring somebody to swing the hammer is ok, you cannot swing the hammer yourself.  

Blue Chip Apartment How did you finance this deal?

Some were Los Angeles transplants looking for cheap(er) rent and some were just blue collar Craigslist randoms. 

Blue tarp on the roof, lots of trash in the front yard, and it's very apparent that the house has not been washed or painted in years. 

Additionally, Blue Ribbon Homes includes a property management team explicitly designed to handle my portfolio and is now offering a range of services to other investors.

bathroom rehab depends on plumbing but i expect min. 3K for lighter one.kitchen rehab is about 2-3k ; the cabinet is not expensive.that's labour and materials.