I grew up in North Canton, so am familiar with the area.

I'm not very familiar with these markets but I've found Columbus has great tenant quality on average, less property crime, and great appreciation potential.Any market can offer killer cash flow with those lower purchase prices, but in my experience, you're more likely to run into challenging tenant situations and higher maintenance costs that eat into those returns.

Now how I do it in markets I am not familiar with personally .

There you'll meet local agents, mortgage pros, and other investors who can give insights into markets you might not be familiar with. 

Ensure you work with a team that is familiar with them (accountants / lawyers).A 1031 exchange is a way for real estate investors to defer paying taxes on the sale of investment property.

I'm familiar with the Charlotte market (that's my work playground!).

Thank you all for your inputs and help...I'm a wholesaler and do fix and flip as well as rental so I'm familiar with doing my due diligence...

Not familiar actually!

Looking for guidance on options. new builds aren't hard to finance and I would argue they are preferred to existing fix and flip loans, especially if you have experience. banks look at your experience, your builder's experience, loan structure, permits, etc you need to get an experienced builder familiar with advanced underwriting and negotiations with local, regional, and national lenders. in columbus we do ground up construction for clients at a 20% discount so they can BRRRR out of the new build with equity and we have pages and pages of data on what we build and why and it's all supported by market statistics. 

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.