I have been looking and doing some research on different areas to invest into and so far I have gathered information on which zip codes to avoid, the crime data for Detroit & neighboring cities/towns, rental values, demographics & economic outlook. however, I haven't been able to narrow down on any particular neighborhood yet.

I am centrally located between these two cities. 

How long you've had the properties and what the biggest issues were?

While both cities have their perks, I must say, Columbus has my heart.

We've seen record sales in the over $10mil market (which I will say is a small market probably compared to NYC, Miami, LA, SFO, SEA).My thought is the biggest risk seems to be 8+ year and older homes in the suburban markets, that have not been updated and over $1mil. 

I will never buy in the city again unless it's beyond a steal.

I enjoy how the work takes me to different places around the city. 

That's more or less how I started but ultimately, the biggest thing was taking action and actually doing a deal. 

@Marty HofmannYou may want to look for a CPA in Oklahoma City if you are unable to find a CPA in Wellston.

If you don't get any additional feedback, you should be able to call the City of Phoenix Planning Dept and assess the overall process, timeline, fees, and feasibility fairly easily.