I avoid condos, commercial, raw land, and extremely rural properties. 

This combination of factors makes Columbus and its suburbs a compelling choice for real estate investors seeking a fruitful out-of-state investment opportunity. 

I have read the entire post & replies, indeed interesting and fruitful discussion.I have to say my opinion is very like @Cody L.The most important advantage you have when you invest in real estate is the leverage (and I am investing also in different segments such as stock market for example).You almost don't have any other investment segments in which you can leverage yourself, and use this "additional money" to increase your portfolio and income.And here is a thing I learned from one of the greatest investors I once meet - The idea in real estate investment is not to invest your 100% cash.

It's still a nice return, but selling it is like cutting down the apple tree and it won't produce any more fruit.

Questions from BP Podcast Episode 11:1) Has anyone ever pondered the thought of buying the raw land and then constructing property on top?

But I'm not running a charity and it isn't my fault that life dealt her a raw deal or she planned poorly for her future or some combination of both. 

What you have is a piece of raw ground that has four MHs on it .

( I understand that building a strip mall is a lot more involved and time consuming than buy existing one)While the agent will generally make more on a building as opposed to raw land, your agent is steering you in the right direction. 

  :)Have a wonderfully productive and fruitful day.  

If you are looking to do rental arbitrage, targeting SFH or small multifamily may prove to be more fruitful as others have suggested.Is the apartment you are living in near entertainment and would the owner be open to letting you do short term rentals on one of the units?