To successfully invest in a property for steady income, establish your investment standards, research the market thoroughly, assess your financial preparedness, connect with local agents, property managers, lenders, and other investors, analyze properties carefully, consider various financing choices, do your homework before making an offer, and negotiate and finalize the deal.

These activities include shopping for mortgage, communication with lenders, going to open houses, doing comps for putting in an offer, analysing disclosures, and closing activities.

There are the post-closing cleanup, maintenance, and repair issues, as well as on-going problems after the tenant moves in and you receive a “punch list” of whatever else is needed.

I recommend looking into areas near economic bases - close to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State Campus, New Albany, etc.

I’m not experienced with being a landlord, so I wasn’t sure if I should first acquire a rental close to home to learn the ropes or if I should just look into Florida with a property management company since I plan on moving there within the next to years.

The county explained, then very casually said "oh, and be sure to get it here by the end of the month as the memorandum of no new permits for at least 12 months has passed"Since we were closing in a couple of weeks, we had to pass on it. 

The choice will be unique to your goals and should be discussed with a CPA. 

I also work with wholesalers to help with emd and double closes.

You shouldn't have closed until she was out.

Dealing with sellers, negotiating, getting to closing.