A few distinctions is where in the sprectrum of cost basis one's asset lives. 

In a prior life I worked at the private equity firm that sponsored the largest private owner-operator of single-family rental homes in the US (bonus points if you can guess) and was part of the team that launched an REO servicing business under a sister-company.

And I just spoke to a successful vacation rental manager - probably the largest on O'ahu.  

Probably only the largest cities will have the capital and tax base to address that issue.

They are also the largest.

* What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuits* How familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?

@Randy LanceI don't have a W2 job now, but when I did:1) I worked for one of the largest accounting firms and I had told couple of people that I was investing in RE.

Plan A is MTR to traveling workers (great neighborhood across from one of our largest hospitals as well as near tons of construction downtown).

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.