A couple things stand out for me.

You generally won’t hear a couple discussing a Home and listings it’s postive attributes such as nice pool, big backyard, room for a man cave and a solid cap rate.

@Lesley Whitley here is an idea how our cities are looking side-by-side...this data is from esri/ arc gisQuite honestly, you can do well in any of these locations...Columbus is the obvious stand out, but lots of folks invest in declining cities and do well...not sure if they will regret their decision in 20-years or not, but TBD.Your #1 factor of where you invest is how much capital you have access to...if that number is $200k (for example), logic would dictate that your $200k should be spent in strongest market possible...the flip side to the coin is you can likely buy more units in any city other than Columbus...where you gain the benefit of providing housing for a larger number of folks and have higher cash flow on a monthly basis.Best of luck on the journey.

If you want to make it now, gotta be unique and stand out. 

If you do not mind me asking what would you attribute to being able to quadruple?

He attributes his success to his mentor. 

@Ayodeji Kuponiyifor replacement reserves I use $250 per unit per year but that can go up depending on the class and property attributes. 

I apologize if I am being negative, I think in order to stand out from the crowd you have do be willing to do something different than the rest.

If you have or will receive equity in or title to the property, the rent is not deductible.Interest - Business interest expense is an amount charged for the use of money you borrowed for business activities.Taxes - You can deduct various federal, state, local, and foreign taxes directly attributable to your trade or business as business expenses.Insurance - Generally, you can deduct the ordinary and necessary cost of insurance as a business expense, if it is for your trade, business, or profession.Read More at: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p925.pdf And http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-S...

Realtor networking and getting my absentee owner/direct mail going are my new goals.I like breaking up the lists by attributes, ListSource offers that pretty well.One last question!