You may also want to check the Columbus OH market - great macroeconomics with lots of job and population growth along with major companies developing here that drive strong rental demand. 

It's so important to surround yourself with strong people (i learned that the hard waY...) 

We were not interested in the initial asking price, but countered with a much lower price.

Of the other properties we actually closed on and then due to having a number of things going on or needing our initial Capital back sooner than we thought we resold the properties quickly as is. 

Welcome to BP - this is a great platform to initiate your real estate journey.Dive into comprehensive guides, connect with experienced professionals, and explore a wealth of opportunities that can help you achieve your real estate goals. 

It sounds like you’ve built a strong foundation, and now it’s time to make that money work for you. 

My hope is to build a strong network of like minded investors and real estate professionals that share similar goals, values, and experiences to help achieve successful REI deals!

I strongly recommend against people buying real estate with zero money.

Strong performance so far.

I personally did not subscribe to paying for coaching in the initial phases, i believe there is plenty of free content and also books out there that can coach the early steps.