This will be an architecturally interesting building on 2+ acres with power gate at the road and fairly long driveway that sets the house out of sight from the road. 

Hi there - I have a long term single family rental that will be sold in the next 60 days ($200,000) as it doesn't make me much monthly.  

The metrics for long term growth that made investors turn to Columbus still hold true and most of the job creation projects, like intels micro chip factory https://time.com/6140476/intel-building-factory-ohio/ haven't even been completed yet. 

Quote from @Carlos Lopes: Quote from @Villy Ellinger: Quote from @Carlos Lopes: yea I have noticed the overall STR performance is down for the area, but I’m trying to really see the pros and cons for long term holding.

So, you would want to have a plan ideally BEFORE you buy the property if pulling cash out is part of the long term plan. 

I think you can invest out-of-state quite passively without using one of these companies as long as you develop a solid core-4. 

You can generally deduct real estate classes and memberships as business expenses without an LLC, as long as they relate to your investment activities.

Really depends on what is most important 1) the equity 2) the timeframe, or 3) the rate/terms. 

I think you may be mixing up some terms. 

- What would you do today with 100k and wanting your first investment to be a success?