First they claimed to be having financial issues due to health issues, so we gave them the benefit of the doubt and worked with them for a few months.

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.

Not having rent rolls should have been the  first alarm but we were in the middle of a family health issue and lost one of our dogs so my mind was not fully in the game.

Not a health food restaurant, but one with 5 kinds of toast and real butter.

She was 45. 10 years later she was looking for work.Your health is a good investment.

I would encourage you to think about all the benefits to keeping your W-2 job for now while you develop your portfolio on the side: it's a source of capital, it helps with access to financing, it's a stable way to pay your personal expenditures, it might provide health insurance and it buys you time to learn at your own pace.

We also have major contributors to our market including the headquarters of Nationwide, Cardinal Health, L Brands, Big Lots and other major brands with a large footprint including The Ohio State University which is one of the largest universities and medical centers in the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which is pumping tens of millions into their campus every year, and JP Morgan Chase, which has more than a million SF in Columbus and continues to bring more, Cover My Meds, and many more.

. - Fortune 500 automotive companyPromedica Health - One of the largest healthcare providers in the nation, which has their own insurance company too, Paramount Insurance.McLaren - Another large healthcare provider in the Toledo areaOwens Corning - Fortune 500 Roofing, Insulation, and building materials companyOwens Illinois - Fortune 500 Glass Manufacturing companyThe Andersons - Fortune 500 Agriculture CompanyThe University of Toledo -  Our university has one of the best engineering and medical programs in the countryBowling Green State University - Another great university, specializing in education and arts100's of Bars & Restaurants - Toledo is one of the cities with the most restaurants per capitaMessage me if you'd like to learn more about our market :)

My house is from 1970 and it has had its fair share of issues with foundation, odd past-DIY reno's, overgrowth/poor health of landscape.

I love the shout-out as an illustration of the process of "add value, don't cram your pitch down all of our throats constantly."