Expenses and taxes can be a confusing part of real estate.  

However, I'm still open to choosing Columbus Ohio if it's a better investment than the Philadelphia area.My priorities are:- Landlord friendliness (I don't want to get stuck in a location where its hard to get uncooperative tenants out of a property)- Friendlier Short Term Rental laws (AirBNB, etc) - Ideally lower property taxes (Not a huge concern if there isn't a big difference between the two)- Better cash flow (If the different purchase price to cash flow is substantial, I'd want the better cash flowing area)Which between these two regions would you recommend?

If you are a tax accountant, get thru that busy season. 

I also jJust ran a report for "total rent" (w/o cleaning fees & taxes) and while the 1st QTR(Jan-Mar) trailed lower, all my Smokies properties exceeded last April's total rent except one was lower by $98. 

My tax bill was sizable this year but 2024 is going to be a doozy.

One thing to watch for and to consider with your numbers are the taxes in Hartford, they can be very high!!

Active Income - Passive income, from rental real estate, is not subject to high effective tax rates.

This is basically walking into a divorce situation LOLit's so much easier to have only one owner, both from a decision-making and tax perspective

Keeps our taxes as Agriculture versus commercial.  

Could you hold a 2, 3 or 4-plex in an LLC, live in one and still sell the entire building as a personal property sale after 24 months (no cap gains tax)?