I'd recommend mixing in more commercial to balance out multiple assets, buy a liquor license for a few hundred thousand, etc to make the deal work a little better. columbus hospitality isn't as strong unless you are in the urban core but even then I'd go for a lower risk asset class like multifamily and retail mixed use. hotel is very strong operator but management intensive.

I would say that was worth it.I don't follow your logic that the other appraisal should compel a buyer to go over $3M.If you have seven offers, it is not very likely that you will see a higher offer at this point.

You could try house hacking, living in a multi-unit property and renting out the other units to cover expenses, or look into areas outside the core like Aurora, Lakewood, or Westminster for better cash flow opportunities.

Major economies should see core inflation below 3% (with the target in sight) in 24H1.

There are other areas in the "urban core" that might be more what you are looking for.

Per core logic average appreciation last year in San Diego.  

TAX CERTS are a bizzness not something you do as a passive investor or someone like me who is busy with their core business.. thankfully it was only 30k 

Hi BP Community, I'm an investor in a few Ohio markets and I'm looking to break into Detroit. I live in New York.My initial research points to Detroit being an excellent cashflow market, almost too good! I would love ...

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

Make sure to establish your Core 4 Real Estate team before diving in, this will be your support system throughout the process.