Apologies, I'm just starting with real estate, however if they're offering a guarantee, isn't that a good thing?

I've seen 1-2 months rent used in the past, so that might be a good starting point. 

My name is Benjamin Latta-Singer I started using bigger pockets about two years ago but never did much with it.

I’ll start attending our local meetups though just to start building that network.

No current liens but these properties have tax deeds, not warranty deeds if that matters.That as-is value is going to make obtaining financing more difficult for sure.Financing options drop off pretty steeply below a certain dollar amount because foreclosure costs for lenders can be significant.Your best bet may be to connect with some local private lenders (local investor meetups/referrals are a good starting point for this) or local banks.

We actually rented the unit back to the existing tenants for as long as they wanted to stay because we didn’t have to do anything to the unit to start generating income.  

I had an account on BiggerPockets a decade ago, but starting fresh!

Does anyone have a good source of inventory/ any advice for just getting started?

Is it worth it and are there any helpful tips you can share for getting started?

I moved from Florida to start investing in Columbus because of the same reason.https://www.zillow.com/learn/hottest-housing-markets-2024/