I have seen a ton of Californians venturing towards Columbus for the tech growth.

If so, you open yourself up to a larger pool of candidates.

Get a 0-5% down loan and do it again in TN.

He even chatted with me through this forum (Bigger Pockets) and was very encouraging that you can even do it just with free stuff out there.  

No but keep track of those repairs as it will add to your cost basis when you go to sell it and have to pay capital gains.

Educating yourself and networking is the perfect foundation for real estate success.What areas of real estate are you most interested in?

I will have to make sure I stop in and check it out. 

Many people told us, just google it and do it. 

That's annoying they changed it with no warning - Brandon would always talk about all the FREE tools they have on here for newbies to start practicing analyzing properties.

The clients we work with who have found success letting us help them find highest and best use of properties, then we manage them for a year, and then pull out 60-70% of their money, and do it again - rather than waiting several years for a home run hit.