Healthcare: Wexner Medical Center, Nationwide Children'sSports: Columbus Crew, Columbus Blue Jackets, OSU FootballAlso has a strong job market, and many more employers are moving to Central Ohio, namely Intel. 

I need low barrier to entry so looking for properties under $40k, max $12 rehab, low crime blue collar neighborhoods.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/the-book-on-rental-property-investing-and-the-book-on-managing-rental-propertyI think the blue book by Brandon Turner would be a great first book (yellow if you decide to go into rentals)Im persoanlly a huge fan of Chad Carson's book as wellI think these would be very good first books to read

Blue collar areas where there are workers, families, and jobs...will always need rentals. 

It looks a little like pex but it's blue (cold water supply) or red (you guessed it).

We use Constellation - a pale grayish blue - from the Benjamin Moore Affinity line.

Keep in mind that you are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

I also really like 33619 as there are a lot of blue collar workers/families there and not as much crime as other areas that have similar demos. 

I know people that have hit the millionare status from RE investing only and yes they look (wear blue Jeans daily) and act just like the rest of us.

We are completing a renovation on a Live and Flip and just used a Blue Iris Homes and they were amazing.