It is its own unique communist enclave that is known for having some of the most anti-landlord / anti-property owner laws in the country.

Cory - Do your due diligence, there are all kinds of private money lenders scamming people out there.  

I have avoided 3 units and above in Maplewood my entire investing career because they are very anti landlord from my experience. 

TREC takes its anti-trust violations and price-fixing rules pretty seriously.

(And the fire coding is a bit more involved for a 3 unit vs. a 2, and again for a 4 vs. a 3.)One minor challenge you might face is that if you’re both out of the country it can be hard to find local folks to work with, just because people have become conditioned to so many scams starting out with “I’m out of the country and can’t meet you but...”

Fortunately, these equity-stripping scams have faded from the scene in recent years—largely because homeowners facing foreclosure today have little to no equity for unscrupulous investors to strip.Another objection to contracts for deed, apart from their association with nefarious equity-stripping scams, is that they have a reputation for offering little legal protection to buyers.

Like the others said home warranties are a scam for both owners and contractors.

Other funders include the Affordable Housing Trust of Columbus, Franklin County, the city of Columbus, state funding and organizations like the Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing.A lack of housing or access to housing can negatively impact people's health, said Latasha Brown, CVS's first anti-human trafficking administrator.That's part of the reason the health company, which also owns Ohio's Medicaid program, invested in Harriet's Hope and in other affordable housing projects in Ohio.

Would you be concerned about a scam?

It's not fun being here in good faith, yet having everyone bully and think I'm trying to scam my grandparents.