Get yourself back to a stable financial position and you will be able to pull through to the other side where real estate investing is a lot easier and more attainable. 

Do you track this in Excel, do you subscribe to an over-the-shelf CRM, or do you utilize another method?  

Since then, I have been motivated & determined to not go this route, to retire early and be able to travel and set up my kids to be set and stable on their home island.

Small towns may rely too much on a single business or market segment to be economically stable in the long run and attract new employers and jobs.SummaryIf you want to get off the treadmill and stay off, only buy in locations where pre-COVID rent and price growth exceeded inflation.Let me know if you have any questions.

I have found value investing in Cleveland, OH because it is home to Cleveland Clinic, lot of good neighborhoods, landlord friendly laws, stable appreciation and good cash flowing properties.

All stable with rents at market value.!!

I know of a lot of investors which make good equity in turn arounds, then seek to exchange into more stable and higher class buildings.

It's filled with blight and really on the edge of collapse...not uncommon in these small towns...I'm sure folks from Mansfield think it's great and that's fine.Ohio has 3 major cities, Columbus being by far the largest and most stable with exponential continued growth.

For commercial multifamily properties (5+ units), lenders want to see that the property is stable.

Assuming you have good credit and stable documented income, you should be able to refi out of it, but there are still a lot of variables to contend with for you as a new investor.