@Ilan Friedman planning on buying cash or with mortgage?

I am now looking to buy my second rental but I have been looking at single families because the deals seam to be decent. the prices are surprisingly cheap over there for a single family averaging about 200k.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

It's great to hear about your success with this multi-family buy-and-hold investment.

Does anyone have experience with buying rental or STR property there or have a connection there that I could speak to?

That brings up another issue, you can test your subs by where they use grout vs caulk.Depending on your strategy, buy right? 

Investment Info:Retail buy & hold investment.

People buy a house because the house fits their needs, financing is icing on the cake.

don't be afraid of better markets in ohio like columbus. depending on the capital allocation buying old houses and having to renovate is not the only way to drive value. build rent refinance repeat and build to rent are both very strong market drivers as well and you can traditionally get infill land in areas like columbus in much better locations than where you buy.

Use landscape rock it will last longer  vs mulch ,buy perennial plants that can be easy to maintain .The old power washer can work wonders on a siding be careful with it .Front door is BIG take a hard look at it .