Quote from @Kelly Farmer: As a final comment and closure: I've spoken to Dominique and Engelo directly and we've both had a chance to air our grievances.

I am Active Duty Air Force At Seymour Johnson just east of Liberty.

Just don't pull it out of the air.

what I'm telling people about hilltop is the only reason it's going up is because of the average housing price in columbus being pushed and the lack of inventory. when I started I'd have bought here too. if I was going to invest here I'd look at houses built after 1947 without knob and tube wiring, etc. the old housing is the problem. we are building now in downtown adjacent. land is a buyer's market and it's much less competitive and easy to get the numbers to work. there is very little construction in 43204 and I've transitioned to new construction triplex now with entitlement and larger multifamily projects feel free to message or call anytime. personally, l like new construction in 43203, 43205, 43206, 43223, 43222 right now and obviously 43215 which you have to have at least 600k in cash to get the land to entitle and want to build at least 100 units to make it worth it. 

I think it depends on goals and experience, section 8 is a good guaranteed income, air bnb or short term will have higher rents but you will have more monthly expenses (cleaning, internet, lawncare) student housing is another option, and then good old LTR.

You can snow ski at Mt Humphreys near Flagstaff one day, and tube the salt river near Phoenix the next - Either very hot, or very cold - not a lot of in between unless you want to live more rural.  

When I get back in town, I go and look at the property and it has major foundation issues and needed a whole new central heating and air and ductwork.  

The dogs recently chewed my central air compressor resulting in a repair for which I told the tenant they were responsible.

You can make minor adjustments based on the type of appliances (dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer, air conditioning, etc.) and the size of the rental.

Both Air Cover & VRBO provide medical liability up to $1M (and we are currently only listed with those two with no plans yet to host directly).