I just sold my house and two short term rental cabins and moved out of state to warmer climates for health reasons.

This helps give me a macro look at some variables that go into market health. 

Today, the tenant sent another angry message to the property manager, this time with photos of rat feces inside the house, claiming damages to their personal items and health problems. 

I got busy looking for ideal areas - considering growth rates, crime rates, school district quality, business development, public access, health care facilities, etc.

Aloha,You can easily find a battery operated data logger for as little as $25 that will record and chart the temperature over a period of time.

I would just fix the window as soon as you can (really it should be a priority under health and safety) and just chalk it up to the cost of doing business. 

Also, recently Forsee power a French EV battery company announced it will be setting up U.S. headquarters in Columbus OH which is exciting.

Maybe early in the pandemic when no one had any idea how Covid was being spread but today, now that we know it is spread through droplets and aerosols, getting rid of pool floats and toys seems like a bit of "we care about your health" theatrics. 

But just like any lock, installing it correctly and ensuring you replace the batteries when they get low is something that you will need to do.

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.