While I can't speak for the other markets, Columbus is a solid choice as an investor myself.

If the community is well-managed and there’s good rental demand, a condo could be a solid choice.

We are coming down to get a feel for some neighborhoods we've been looking at moving too and don't really have too much planned so I thought it would be a great time to connect with some lenders, investors, contractors, and liked mind individuals while I'm there!

The idea is to convert a multi-family building into condos; but not in the traditional sense where you separate pre-existing apartments into their own condos; but in a way where you combine the common areas of all of the apartments in that whole building, and turn the individual rooms within those apartments into condos themselves; thus transforming the hallways, kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, porches, balconies into common areas of the condos. 

He has a knack for making bad choices. 

Quote from @Martin Jones: Hello, I'm young individual who is interested in long term buy and hold multifamily real estate.

For what you are trying to achieve you'll want to stick to the suburbs and a few choice neighborhoods on the West Side of the city.

Smoky Mountains seems to be a solid choice but I wonder about oversaturation and competition in that area?  

Hey guys, I’m newer around the Conroe area and I’m looking to connect with fellow real estate individuals, Contractors, investors, etc.I’ve been an electrician for 10 years mostly in the commercial space, I’ve doubled in general contracting and project management in Utah, but have moved down here in search of better opportunities.

I would like to connect with like minded individuals.