However, I'm still open to choosing Columbus Ohio if it's a better investment than the Philadelphia area.My priorities are:- Landlord friendliness (I don't want to get stuck in a location where its hard to get uncooperative tenants out of a property)- Friendlier Short Term Rental laws (AirBNB, etc) - Ideally lower property taxes (Not a huge concern if there isn't a big difference between the two)- Better cash flow (If the different purchase price to cash flow is substantial, I'd want the better cash flowing area)Which between these two regions would you recommend?

If you are a tax accountant, get thru that busy season. 

My tax bill was sizable this year but 2024 is going to be a doozy.

I also jJust ran a report for "total rent" (w/o cleaning fees & taxes) and while the 1st QTR(Jan-Mar) trailed lower, all my Smokies properties exceeded last April's total rent except one was lower by $98. 

One thing to watch for and to consider with your numbers are the taxes in Hartford, they can be very high!!

This is basically walking into a divorce situation LOLit's so much easier to have only one owner, both from a decision-making and tax perspective

@Neera MelwaniI recommend finding a tax strategist specializing in real estate taxation.

Could you hold a 2, 3 or 4-plex in an LLC, live in one and still sell the entire building as a personal property sale after 24 months (no cap gains tax)?

We do not own a single property and have zero debt.3.

If the wholesaler is assigning his contract to you, then GENERALLY you are paying for all closing costs and depending on the state you'd be paying for all the property taxes or prorated taxes UNLESS something in the contract stated otherwise (rare).If you're the end buyer and the wholesaler is looking to close GENERALLY they will pay for their closing costs with them as the buyer when they were direct with the seller, and then you'd pay your closing costs when buying it from the wholesaler "same" day.