I appreciate the reminder to carefully consider my strategy and immerse myself in learning and networking within that specific niche.Focusing on one strategy, whether it's flipping, house hacking, or another approach, and surrounding myself with experienced individuals who are actively achieving success in that area sounds like solid advice.

Columbus also has regulations regarding short-term rentals, but it's essential to check the specific ordinances in each city.Property Taxes: Property taxes in Philadelphia are generally higher than in Columbus, but the difference might not be significant enough to outweigh other factors.

It is a very specific area but it can work well.

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

Quote from @Dany Jarjoura: Computer algorithms are decent for analyzing an entire market, but they are not accurate for a specific home.

These are mainly meant for first-time investors with low reserves, and you end up making a much lower profit margin due to the extremely high interest payments.  

I'm trying to figure out how to navigate this without increasing the number of draws I'm requesting from the hard money lenders. 1-2 draws/project I can handle. 5+ and that starts to really dig in to the profit margin on a deal.

Some can be sneakily worded.You should get all the tenant application info the PMC has, specifically tenant ID and contact info.

I understand the inherent difficulties and I appreciate the warnings some of you may offer, but I am specifically looking for anecdotal takes on past deals and attempted deals.

But, as a disclaimer, this is general info and not meant as specific advice, etc.