Don't do it.

But then, my actual cabin was listed as a comp with 79% occupancy, which is very accurate, albeit the nightly rate was about 15% too high.Like most of these services, they don't do a good job distinguishing between owner stays and guest stays, my property included

I always encourage them to house hack, or at the very least move into the property they're buying if it's SFH to get a lower interest rate and lower down payment. 9 times out of 10 I get the response of "I can't do that for X Y Z reason" Which always can be boiled down to some version of "I like my current lifestyle, I don't want to change my status quo." 

Columbus has some strong dynamics…cheap prices, 3 F500 companies, military, hospital, kayaking enthusiasts, Kia car plant.It has as many bad parts as good, so do your research, but I do believe if it is just about the investment, there’s some money to be made there

What we do need is funds in reserves for any capex expenses in at least the first year. 

I am a newbie real estate investor and I am doing a lot of the rehab myself and I was wondering what type of flooring long term rental investors use?

What other reasons do you think the BRRR method is in the past?  

The annuities could be a life line that could bail you out if you didn’t do your due diligence well enough.2.

When Do you think the best time would be to sell off a small portfolio? 

One thing we do as a human is speak at the pace of those we speak to or are raised by.