Columbus in particular is still a great market to invest for cash flow and appreciation hybrid, it’s just harder to find deals that cash flow handsomely.In Columbus you can find 1% rules in B-/C+/C/C- neighborhoods with a little bit of work, but to find those in A/B class now is not a realistic expectation for a new Oos investor.Overall you should find a good investor friendly agent in your market you want to invest in and have him/her start sending you deals.

But I do believe we will see a changing environment in the next 6 to 10 months.

I teach university classes and you should see some of the people that manage to get accepted - it doesn't give you a lot of hope for the future. 

What class of real estate interests you the most?

Property out-of-state would be ideal to be in an area that would yield quality tenants so probably looking for something around B-class that still offers good passive income. 

I am looking at a class A, SFH. 

We are in compressed cap rates in the current market, so 1% rule is harder to come by esp in the a/b class markets that tend to have higher appreciation potential.The city likely has higher cash flow, but investing there is not for everyone. 

Traditionally those are D or C class areas so not every property manager will take them on.

We now have people that took a couple of classes on line and bought a couple of books and were able to pass the test. 

That is because homes are appreciating assets and in a capitalistic environment people want to be paid for that.