I had a lot of general real estate investing experience, but these were my first couple land flips.

Especially nowadays, we're back to normal investing. 

I know it has only been a few weeks but I am considering them for a small investment with the one rate plan, as well.  

Hey Weston, I live and invest in Columbus as well.

Holding the townhouse sounds more like a bad investment plan.Any advice is appreciated :)

I would be an actual owner of the property as well if I invest in it.

@Sharad BoniRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

As of right now, I wanted to see if there is any duplexes under $250k and to possibly Long Distance Invest for now prior to moving in. 

A rough back-of-the-napkin calculation yields about $3.2 million in available equity across the entire portfolio.  

Good luck investing!