Most likely galvanized pipes. 

@Tim Bergstrom sounds like you are well on the right track.

Lemos:  Interesting.. does not sound like a secured interest in the note.. kind of like how Peer st. had their partial interest done.

Quote from @Ty Coutts: Hi Phil,in Columbus, OH, some great places to network for deals including local real estate investment clubs like the Central Ohio Real Estate Investors Association (COREIA), meetups, and events hosted by real estate brokers or lenders.

Explain what goes into the pricing...school districts, direction of the home (some ethnic groups like East/North), style, size or whatever you need to explain to a 5 year old....tile roof vs asphalt or whatever.   

or are you still exploring what it looks like to be an agent? 

I don't think making this a nice remodel is going to help since you're likely not attracting the caliber tenants that's willing to pay more for something nicer... that tenant is looking to live in this area.Now, if you went the Section 8 route you might be able to push to the $1,300 - $1,400/mo range.

Look at one or two of the units, do they look like crap or do they look like the neighborhood??

Another option would be a co-living arrangement utilizing a company like PadSplit.

I'm sure this was definitely a thing that was achievable in the COVID years...So the 2% rule seems like it would get you a lot closer to your mark than 1% in today's interest rate climate.1% really does seem like a unicorn.Now - here's the nitty gritty.