Since you're already in Ohio, definitely keep an eye on Columbus if you decide to expand—I'm investing here and it’s been super solid with strong population and job growth and big companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, Honda, Microsoft, LG and more investing here, plus properties still in the $120–180k range that hit the 1% rule and cash flow well.

That can make the price tag easier to swallow and widen your buyer pool fast.You’re doing the right thing by reaching out — this is one of those listings that needs the right eyes, not necessarily a lower price.

Operator Tips Build weekday demand (corporate/medical travel).

The biggest key to making out-of-state investing work is leveraging local expertise—an investor-friendly agent who also owns rentals and works closely with property managers and contractors so you have real eyes on the ground guiding you through neighborhoods, numbers, and long-term performance.

It really helps have 50 sets of eyes on each of these investments, for analyzing risk.

Distance flips can get tricky fast, especially when you can’t keep an eye on the work.

It turns every vendor into my eyes on the property. 

No matter what, unless I had a credible and substantiated team already there on the ground, who I trusted with viable perspectives, I would have to lay eyes on the place. 

What you call someone or something doesn't change what it is in the eyes of the law. 

I've seen some crazy designs, like floral wallpaper with neon signs that okay, may not be my style, but they are eye-catching.