@Rene Hosman the answer to your question will have a lot more to do with your goals and if the market aligns with them.

Full-service property managers" or Turnkey providers aren't really a thing in Columbus because if you want a deal that makes sense you need to source it yourself off-market to add value and provide it to clients.

Purchased a 3 fam in Jan 2024 built in 2016 in an appreciating expensive market across the Hudson River from Manhattan NY. 2 units were vacant on acquisition and completed rehab in July, 3rd unit tenant vacated in May and completed rehab this week.

@OSAMAH AL-BAGHDADIAnalyzing a market Sperling’s Best Placeshttp://www.bestplaces.net/School Diggerhttps://www.schooldigger.com/State & Localhttps://www.statelocalgov.net/GeoMetrxhttps://geometrx.com/Social Explorerhttps://www.socialexplorer.com/Justice Maphttps://justicemap.org/Safety/Crime StatisticsSpotcrimehttps://spotcrime.com/ Family Watch Doghttp://www.familywatchdog.us/Neighborhood Scouthttps://www.neighborhoodscout.com/City Protecthttps://cityprotect.com/ Crime Mappinghttps://www.crimemapping.com/

Purchase price: $82,000 Cash invested: $1,000 Sale price: $132,000 Off market (direct mail) purchase then Wholetail

Purchase price: $525,000 Sale price: $575,000 Stevens Pass Wholetail #2 - off market pickup (wholesaler) then close & wholetail

Love Monmouth County - we manage properties in this area, it's a very strong market.

For the record, we are very comfortable with our local market in Pittsburgh PA so for the time being we will be sticking to loans in the region.Thoughts? 

But with the ability for sponsors to buydown floating rate caps for the next 3 yrs, it is up to you if you believe their marketing.  

Lawton, Oklahoma. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/lawton-oklahoma-is-the-be...I used data from The Market Finder https://www.biggerpockets.com/markets and AirDNA.coI found out Lawton is one of the Market Finder's picks hottest 25 LTR also.Here are a few caveats before people tell me how wrong I am.1) I probably have a location bias, as I am primarily in Texas and the Southeast markets.