If I end up with a property, I wouldn't be comfortable with someone in Ohio managing it for me.

If you design the business to be remote, it will be operable remotely!

Grants and Subsidies: Research local government or nonprofit programs that offer grants or subsidies for renovations, especially in designated revitalization areas.9.

Your disposition may be to move forward with that as i believe i read in your introduction - but not needed to understand and develop some degree of comfortability.  

Do some demos and make sure you feel very comfortable with the one you ultimately select.If you're unsatisfied, it's a huge hassle to have to transition later when you have multiple properties under management.

I am a busy man, sometimes more than others, as we all are.I come in here to help others when I can.I make no money from this-and making money is my primary focus.That and handling the responsibilities and time consuming tasks that go with it.I also lead a very comfortable life full of friends and business acquaintances that take up a great deal of my time.

Your design background is a great asset for real estate investing.

Ideally, you'd want closer to $40k-$50k to feel truly comfortable and have a safety net for your first investment property.

Baselane's design is good and marketing is awesome.

Option A (continue renting) offers stable, inflation-protected income and potential appreciation, but managing the property may impact your retirement comfort.