Nixon, here is someone in Cedar Rapids who I'm sure would handle something in Tiffin:Megan PapeSenior Lead Interior Designer, Allied ASIDloriwilesdesign.comOffice: 319.550.0149 / Cell: 319.240.0199

We have to have them on 8/point foundations ($8000) or full perimeter foundations (15-$20,000)to get them financed, most already have 8/point foundation in place, or I have it put in.The median home price in our area is $490k and climbing rapidly.

Girard Ave commercial strip is rapidly growing plus you've got some commercial on 29th as well as Cecil B.

Columbus is the only Ohio market that has seen rapid growth in jobs and population.

If someone can max out tax advantaged accounts while still saving enough to rapidly grow a real estate portfolio, then by all means that would be the way to go.

People who are financing both sides of this PLUS financing the rehab, those are very difficult numbers to make work unless you got a screaming deal, are in some extremely rapid increase market, or can wait out the market.

And that would allow for much more rapid growth after that. 

Just trying to get a few base hits initially, and then scale rapidly from there. 

Adding enough value to a property to be able to pull out your up front cash on a 75% LTV refinance on it is really, really hard without the tailwind of rapid appreciation.

Cleveland is a great market if you're looking for cash-flow deals and the Columbus market is rapidly growing as a result of some of the largest players in the tech industry expanding and growing their business here.