You're fortunate to be in the same state as the truly incredible @Michael Plaks, so you can have the best of all worlds.

It's no secret that Columbus, Ohio was named the 3rd hottest Real Estate market by Zillow for 2024 - https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/real-estate/columbus-n...This shouldn't be a surprise with so many fortune 500 companies like Intel, Google, and Wells Fargo investing Billions in Columbus- https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/road-improvements-be...- https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/05/08/google-is-building...- https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/12/12/wells-far...But I am constantly asked, "where are the deals?"

Or, commercial airline pilots who have either paid a fortune for aviation training from primary, multi-engine and transition to heavy jet type ratings or served in the military and gave up many years of their lives to serve their county.For a great discussion on the value-for-value read Robert J.

Home to The Ohio State University with nearly 60,000 students, 5 Fortune 500 companies, over +25% population change since 2000, and the 2016 smart city challenge award winner (https://www.columbus.gov/smartcity/).

I haven't joined any mentorship programs for Multifamily however I was a part of Fortune Builders program about 8yrs ago and that wasn't cheap BUT it paid off in a big way. 

Fortunately I did not buy this cabin at peak price so it should remain a solid investment, but it is helpful data for how to look at potential purchases moving forward.

So far, I've been pretty fortunate and have been able to handle all of this.  

We were fortunate to save enough to buy a new primary home this summer and upgrade (850k - better schools, neighborhood, location, etc.) and are now renting our first home for 3k a month to a young family with kids (roughly +$500 cash flow/mo).

I am fortunate to be in a position that negative cash flow is just an inconvenience. 

Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed, and we were able to successfully get everyone back on the same page: closing the deal.