I've been doing quite a bit of research over the last couple weeks and have decided on an area I think has great potential for my first purchase :) I'm not really sure where to go from there, if I need to looking into pre-approvals, find a lender.. or whatever else might be the next step!

I offered to compensate potential seller if the deal goes through.

RE agent, I currently reside in IL and interested in potentially investing in the Columbus or Dayton areas.

For this specific property, my current assessment is that while there is definitely improvements that can be made to the landscaping, for the neighborhood it doesn't make much sense to invest in it.Curious what others have experienced when it comes to attracting tenants in relation to investing in landscaping for LT rental properties.

Thanks for the feedback Jon.Specs on home:purchase for: 415kclosing costs: 8.3krehab: 16kholding: 3.5ktotal project cost: 442.8kclosing on sell: 11.5krealtor costs: 29kARV: 575k (comps provided in his summary)potential profit: 92kCan you elaborate on your point #2?

There's been talk of how these will intersect and it's already happening in some spaces and I'm not talking about Metaverse Real Estate (Although I think some of that will make some people VERY wealthy).I'm talking about real physical real estate providing access to crypto investing and returns, and here's the crazy part...It has the potential to offer all the great things real estate does like depreciation, hedge against inflation and cash flow, all while exposing you to the high reward of Bitcoin's upside and decentralized nature. 

I plan to retire from FSU as a mechanical engineer/machinist in about 6 years and want to research a potential  entrepreneurship in short term vacation rental properties.

@Chris Seveney - no development fees or special assessments.

Has anyone ever worked with investor funding group ?

There is a new assessment done every year.Typical assessments of 750K to 1 Mill would put you at 8-11 K in property taxes annually.