Your safety is your ability to change how you operate your STR.

I used FB and GoogleAds to blow up my REI business until my SEO rankings started generating a lot of free leads.

I will definitely get going on getting the houses in tip top shape and get them ready for the market.I would like to keep my holdings in California in possible, but I am not seeing anything in Sacramento that makes it worthwhile of executing a 1031 exchange at the moment.I will definitely do my due diligence and interview property managers along with verifying their references.Since this will be my first multifamily investment, I probably will be conservative and used the cash flow generated to amass the capital needed for future investment. 

You are also putting multi-generational family savings into one investment. 

Alpha & Omega is the only property management currently operating in the Mansfield, Ohio area. 

High return mean operator sucks. 

Rents are below market and only 5 units are rented for $2400/month with operating expenses at $681 a month. the other 4  units would rent for about $2k a month. 

(Yes Brandon, I am going to watch your webinar)My mid term goal is to generate "walk away" income.My long term goal is to create a legacy of wealth for my family.

@Frank ChinAnd for those of us who turn on a computer once a month and operate 99% on mobile... they just changed a glitchy app to a useless app (in general)

In a less desirable neighborhood, it is better to rent to applicants who know exactly what they are in for, who have generationally lived in that area.