with my commercial banks fico was not the driving factor it was experience collateral protection IE equity and Character with gov mit backed loans they could give a rip about character  its all about fico and DTI. 

Part of the attraction to REI for me is reaping these knowledge and character benefits (plus continuing a family legacy). 

I did an ABNB search compared to a hotel for a Big Island trip and initially it looked cheaper than a hotel by several hundred dollars for 4 nights. 

The reality for many is that life gets busy, the half-day trip to the property is difficult to cram in, and that property management is tough.

Obviously not a family trip kinda room.Most of these things are under 100k, low barrier to entry, easy to pickup. 

As for my character, well that's a simple one: I'm an Iron-Fist in a Velvet Glove.

And if you're truly serious about purchasing real estate in Ohio it would be a good idea to take a trip out there to learn the cities and neighborhoods, visit them at night, see if it's a good fit for you 

Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

But I made it a point to fly out there and check it out.I was looking at what Luxury simplified was doing on my trip and thought I think I can jump into this as well.

Example, in one of the markets that I am in there are two different trip plex properties.