Columbus has become a major tech hub in the Midwest with large companies like Intel investing $20 billion, Amazon investing $3.5 billion, Google building 2 new data centers: one in downtown Columbus and the other in right outside of U.S. 33 in Lancaster, there are many properties which you can get in less than 250k, with very high ROI.  

Is there a third-party company that offers Damage Protection coverage for midterm rentals?

as a single property owner, do not want to pay full price as there may not much of need of reports, looking for state specific lease and ACH/Zelle/paypal kind of payment options for application fee and Rent collection. any recommendation on which plan would be best?

33 years old working with a funiture retail company for the last 10 years on a W-2.

Call all the auction companies in your area and get on their mailing listing (make a personal contract with auctioneer associates - let them know that you are a buyer)  they will email you a list of up-coming foreclosure auctions.Your benefit by getting to the owner early, is that you may be able to 1.take over the mortgage by making up the back payments 2. get a deed signed, 3. take over the existing mortgage 4. advise the owner how to delay or stop the mortgage foreclosure 5.

I'm the Broker and owner of H&L Real Estate Company and also H&L Property Management Co (serving over 200 doors).

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I dealt with this for months until my inability to find a large construction company to build a double sided fire escape on this property forced me to sell it.

For 2024, I will have a significantly higher W-2 income (600k) due to unplanned stock option income (company I work for was purchased). 

In my local MLS, it may not be true in your area, there is a field that a listing agent can fill out to designate the home they are selling has a FHA, VA or USDA loan which by default would make it assumable.You can also reach out to your favorite local title company and ask if they can provide you with a search tool like TitlePro247 or provide you with a list of current on the market homes with a FHA, VA or USDA loan in place.