I’ve been working probate leads here in San Diego for some time and your words are right on point…lot of time for sometimes little to no return. 

Focusing solely on numbers often leads to the purchase of low-quality properties.

I'm sure there are great, stable areas in Columbus but I'm not convinced the appreciation has been as strong as most would lead you to believe.I don't know much about Cincinnati, but one glance at the median list price over the past 5 years (attached below) would be enough for me to write it off as not appreciating.I'm personally partial to Detroit and that's where I invest and do a lot of business with other folks as well.

Do you get a lot of leads on Furnished Finder?

Changes to local landlord/tenant laws and new situations involving tenants lead to these annual updates.

Not aware of a lender that will allow a rookie to do this.Recommend either starting smaller and working your way up to this or partnering with someone you can learn from that can be your lead with lenders, etc.

Preparing Your Property:For a military audience, focus on durability and convenience.

Make a plan that eventually leads to owning property that throws off cash after you purchase it.

I'm afraid if you don't get a handle on it or let them go with a referral it could be detrimental to your business and could quite possibly lead to negative google reviews. 

This leads us to believe in dumb, dumb things.