Landlord friendly state, as well as, constant job growth and low cost of ownership makes this area great for REI.

I've had run ins with people on here telling me to use "their" contractor.Make a couple phone calls, turns out the contractor is their son who's done about 2 jobs in a year. 

@Tyler ShermanIt's your accountant's job to explain it, not ours, so allow us to be "a little annoyed" too. ;)All your losses are on Schedule E.

Columbus is the only Ohio market that has seen rapid growth in jobs and population.

., I would say start developing a relationship with small jobs like pressure washing or dryer vent cleaning. 

What are some of the lesser common things you add to your properties that may make it feel more luxury, or make it worth more?

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, have a solid W2 job and a high credit score, and want to invest in SFH or a duplex in San Antonio or Raleigh (ok with neighboring cities). 

Running materials to job sites and checking on progress, and then I learned it again going to check on a problematic maintenance issue and viewing vacant homes that needed turn-renovations.

If you know they have decent jobs and can recover after them, might be worth pursuing.

Nine out of 10 carriers they called would not cover them, and they rightly thought, we should listen when the people whose job is to assess risk think this area is too risky.Seems like this is going to be an issue going forward, and I see wildfire risk affecting buyers' opinions in a few ways.