Probably won't be any amazing deals, since he's not under pressure to sell, but might be worth a look if you exhaust what you can find yourself.

It’s not worth the hassle or risk.

You should have no problem finding 20+ in your community and that will give you a good idea of what yours is worth.

The old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words” has lost its relevance in today’s world.

what I'm telling people about hilltop is the only reason it's going up is because of the average housing price in columbus being pushed and the lack of inventory. when I started I'd have bought here too. if I was going to invest here I'd look at houses built after 1947 without knob and tube wiring, etc. the old housing is the problem. we are building now in downtown adjacent. land is a buyer's market and it's much less competitive and easy to get the numbers to work. there is very little construction in 43204 and I've transitioned to new construction triplex now with entitlement and larger multifamily projects feel free to message or call anytime. personally, l like new construction in 43203, 43205, 43206, 43223, 43222 right now and obviously 43215 which you have to have at least 600k in cash to get the land to entitle and want to build at least 100 units to make it worth it. 

(Is it worth doing a 1031.)Yes.

Typically these are not good investments. 

Is this a typical request?

Worth?

People that throw around "I am a host too" are typically amateur who rent a room out on Airbnb at their parents investment duplex - never professionals IMO.