I would appreciate anyone who might help me work through this, but please only people who have read the book and understand Dave Meyer's concepts and teachings.

As an investor, I've allowed people to stay in my property if they built a fence on the property (single family) and/or if it is kept leashed outside of the unit and I don't get any complaints from other tenants (multi-unit). 

You will hear a lot of people trash New York State, but if you are operating honestly, doing your homework, and buy in the right areas, you can mitigate a lot of those problems.

Several agents have told me they are required to send it out whether they have other offers or not and most people add at least a few thousand to their offer.

I think they mainly help people determine if unpermitted additions can (likely) be made legal or not, but seems like they could be useful in your situation as well.  

South Carolina gives tax breaks to certain people, but only as primary residents.

Hi, yes people invest in Ohio from all over the world but, I definitely agree with the BP members that you have to have a great team for your real estate investments.

Two people own a piece of property and are wanting to do something with it - That's a partnership no matter how you slice it.2.

Would appreciate good sound advice/wisdom and mentorship from trustworthy people in the MO area.

I am passionate about real estate investing and I am particularly passionate about commercial, small multifamily, single family houses, apartments, notes, condos, mobile home parks, self storage, wholesaling, development, short-term rentals, flipping, rentals, BRRRR, and house hacking.Outside of real estate, I enjoy helping fix the financial goals towards retirement, help people looking for health Insurance, Life Insurance and annuities.