A good contractor can help you tremendously when it comes to estimating rehab costs.

Your dti increases tremendously.

The laws on tax sales vary tremendously from state to state and I don not know OH laws at all.

Everything is up to code.If you can walk through the entire home without having to go outside this will help you tremendously since it’s zoned as an SFR.

@Joel CaseI was raised in Ocean Springs MS and see the tremendous potential for CoC return in the market there.

Please know that there are great realtors who do tremendous work for clients and truly know the business. 

Rates have come down tremendously ..If they wanted to be full disclosure they would disclose how many of those 3k deals get funded and how much is just selling information. 

@Nathan Gesner gives some really solid advice (although I don't assume your friends are deadbeats;)I'm a huge fan of the house hack, I've successfully executed it 3x now, and it's a tremendous way to start building wealth in RE as it allows you to purchase a home with a very small down payment and, if you execute it well, wipe out what is likely your largest expense (housing), in the same step.Craig Curelop wrote a great book about it - https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-house-hacking-s...Check out the forums, podcasts, blogs, etc... 

Glad you love the app, it has accelerating our billing process to tenants tremendously!

If you are able to get REPS status, that would help tremendously.