Regardless of which state you choose, be sure to maximize your liability on your renters policy and get an umbrella - this will protect you more than any LLC will. 

If you’d been holding around $620K from a 2019 sale and directed it toward a few properties like that.. especially if you leveraged financing.. you might’ve grown your portfolio’s total value well beyond what many Los Angeles holdings would have delivered over the same period.Then again, L.A. still has that unique mix of robust demand and limited supply.. from what I’ve heard, you can see impressive long-term gains there if you’re comfortble navigating tenant protections.

Good insurance, particularly with an umbrella liability policy provides very adequate protection on smaller assets. 

The Title company not the seller should be holding the earnest money and in Ohio, one important buyer protection is that the buyer always has the right to select the title company.

Or don't and suffer huge losses due to subpar leasing and property management operations.

If you think of your $80K like a game of chess, your money is your king—it’s valuable and needs to be protected.

With some of my clients, I've seen discounts of 30% to 90%.Here is a real-life example: I invested in a $50K note; it was second TD but with significant equity (over $200K) protecting my investment. 

It will protect you for cheaper without the additional complexity.

Because once made it, the #1 way to protect, defend, and secure that wealth for an enduring longevity is via Real Estate Investments. 

Am I suffering from greener grass syndrome, or should I have "Lived where I want to live and invested where the money made sense."?