@Lauren MerendinoI strongly believe that your chosen market should be somewhere that you can go to in person / have strong personal knowledge of / have family or a network in already.  

You can find positive cash flow in both markets. 

There’s no real reason to jump into another market unless your goals shift and your current market doesn’t fit anymore—or if the market itself stops producing the results you need.Mastering one market and squeezing every opportunity out of it is a much better play than spreading yourself too thin and getting half-baked results in multiple places.

Propstream - Data creation + stackingDeal Machine - Driving for DollarsOpen Letter Marketing - Mail ProviderUsing these 3 platforms, you will be able to create lists, research properties, and market to them effectively.

Excited to join this market and work with you all!

The one big caution I would have for investors on the design is don’t make the room size too small.

As the market evolves we've intensified our commitment to helping investors focus only on listings that are eligible for vacation rental usages and either; have exceptional existing production or high potential for rental performance.

I absolutely love the design aspect of the projects.

I also have multiple tenants in the Ohio market that are part of the voucher program (CMHA & Eden).

Adding and making better could sell or rent faster, but it won't get you more than what the market ARV and rent is set at from other similar comps in the area....and your Interior Design background will help, if you you it mostly as an understanding of cost.