New owners are normally at 2 extremes...

Most of the stuff you can get at Home Depot or Lowes and get it the next day, so no delays once you decide on something. 

Get a firm quote before committing.If appreciation is low, ensure rents are strong enough to justify the effort. 

I found your guide to columbus ohio which i found extremely helpful.  

I can answer your first question: Logan is home to the stunningly beautiful - and extremely popular - Hocking Hills State Park.

However, i want to address placing a tenant.My market has a low vacancy rate.  

However, the process was extremely cumbersome, communication was inefficient, and the loan fees were inflated compared to other deals I have seen from fellow investors.We will be ready to begin the refinance stage of our next project in the coming days, as renovation is finishing up and we are screening tenants.

They just cost me a deal, and they are extremely unprofessional and unorganized, I'm not sure. how they are in business.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

And, even then, hitting your rate target would still be extremely challenging unless you were paying points up front, in which case it would probably make more sense to just try to put in a bigger down payment (or pay down the balance if refi) instead and get better terms naturally offered at the lower LTV.