@Robert Trevino Right now in my market the cost to build is just so much greater than the cost of purchasing existing that unless you’re building a personal home no one is building.

This topic can be very specific to each person's situation. 

I believe there is information on each of the persons profile that I mentioned.

The Operator or the HammerThis is the person that actually runs the physical asset - property and asset management, project management - takes care of the day to day gritty details of operating rental property.

Out of the three areas you mentioned, personally I would prefer Cincinnati in that list.

Here are a few reasons I want to move into this industry: I love property (and would love to own it around the world), I enjoy spending time with family and traveling, I want a more flexible life down the line so I can spend more time doing the things which are important to me.I am looking for someone in the UK or European market and would like to have a stimulating conversation with you to learn more, and I would love to offer my time and energy to help you towards your business.

The only exception is finding a drywall person and general carpentry person; that's the only jobs I try to find an individual person for.

My perspective comes from a lot of personal experience, including a couple of properties I chose to hang on to for many years, because it would've been more expensive to dump them in the interim.

Again.... from professionals I haven't met and friends whom I know personally that run their own companies...I am curious, what is your policy on hiring friends (whom own their own companies) to work on your properties?

For that reason, I personally don't buy properties that fall under an HOA.Food for thought!