@Ray Loveless You can't look at this as a state-wide issue...sure there is revised code...and yes, comparatively the ORC is pretty landlord friendly.

If you have questions specifically related to financing - what are they?

Pretty much anywhere in the Midwest.Recommend picking a city you have relatives or friends in, or that you'd like to visit annually and check out your investments.DM us if you want info on Detroit, which is on a major comeback!

I have an opportunity to invest in a real estate related opportunity, but instead of being backed by any hard assets, such as the property, the borrower has agreed to personally guarantee the loan. 

Only issue is 1) that will take two years to get started and 2) Using a loan calculator, it looks like I'll only be able to get a mortgage for $200k which will not buy a duplex anywhere near us (we'd probably have to move out of state).I've thought about some other possible options like buying a duplex in a different state with an FHA loan and living in it.

This includes declaring rental income received and deducting applicable expenses such as maintenance, property taxes, and mortgage interest related to the rented portion.Once Cousin B acquires 50% ownership, they will begin reporting 50% of the rental income and associated expenses for the portion they now co-own.

You find an abandonded property and look it up and see it's got issues then you track down the owner and never let go.

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Hello BP community, I am relatively new to REI investing and my second rental is on the market.