These are all important considerations, and understanding the requirements can save a lot of headaches down the road.

If you are willing to do some work, you can force appreciation, capture some equity, which boosts rent-to-value.In terms of areas to avoid, I would stay away from the East side, particularly anything along Post road between Pendleton Pike and I-74. 

It's been a bumpy road, but have been pretty much going it alone with the Lord!

This is where I'm very inexperinced and don't understand what is standard for industry or what could potentially bite me down the road.

Fire hydrants, sewer, water, road access, electric, flood way or plain, storm pond, storm sewer, setbacks, fencing, soil compaction, lot sizes, etc.3.  

The biggest change was in the Road's End neighborhood.

Sheraden: Nicest the closer you are to Middletown Road which is up the hill.

Since this is something that is best done with a team of experts that know a lot more than I do I am putting this request with help from the bigger pockets community to get me started on my road to success. 

@Tayvion Payton   -  my guess is that you are still too far off the price, at least in the interim but it is always good to put in an offer, because they may come back to you down the road. 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $975,000

Cash invested: $195,000

3 bed 2 bath with 1 bed 1 bath adu on 1.5 acres