I would agree, I'd want to try and grow my experience and clientele before starting the franchise if I could.

Agreed with Peter here. 

@Christopher Corso  Christopher, I completely agree that there are a lot of meetups that are really thinly veiled sales pitches. 

Besides, Lorrie Morgan was no Patty Loveless or even Pam Tillis :P And I liked her husband better anyway; frankly, if he hadn't died I don't think anyone would even know who Lorrie Morgan I agree that Lorrie was not the natural talent that Patty was (best ever, IMHO), but she did have a pretty serious voice.....helps to have a famous and successful Dad and go on the Grand Ole Opry at age 13 !!

I am in this camp myself, as I do this full time.I agree with your point about focusing on long-term sustainability rather than chasing maximum rental income at the cost of increased tenant turnover or property damage.

I wouldn't touch Franklinton with a 10' pole on the existing inventory side. gravity 2 is being auctioned and sold by the developer the area didn't support office developer lost millions:https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/12/19/gravity...linden I agree on if you can get a good deal. super fast appreciation. small homes, close to downtown, you can look at year over year and it's going up fast but also fast to change. any urban adjacent neighborhood is going to be good. 

It also has enough sq. ft. to accommodate the additional unit without having to consider it an efficiency unit.But also agree, we'll just start simple with adding more living space / the duplex down, and keep things flexible for the future.  

I completely agree.

Quote from @Jason Sung: I agree with Greg, you could first talk to the contact you have been working with on this so far, see if they can change it..

The Bond market agrees with that assessment and is dubious there will be more than 2 total cuts in 2025.