.: Wild idea based on a property in my local market.

The Long Island market depends on your goals.

Columbus is a great rental market and we have a ton of opportunities here.

I have had great success with Zillow Rental Manager which is free and posts to Trulia and Hotpads in one go PLUS their application fee is super cheap.

What we found was only one other person contracted under $200 per square foot for clients and they also built within the city of columbus. the numbers have a much higher premium the closer you get to downtown. if you can't get the numbers to work my recommendation would be to get closer to downtown. we do build to rent development and single family home development and every line item is broken out. on the triples we have to build exterior staircases etc there are some things you can't really understand unless you build a lot. hope that helps but no one is going to build you for 110 a square foot. the lowest cost homes in our market at cost without a profit barely dip into 140 a square and we are in one of the cheapest construction markets and states in the country. 

@Shane Regnier I've flipped a bunch of houses in Ocala but have yet to dabble in the rental market. 

As someone who occasionally works with these investors, I always try to emphasize the challenges that come with real estate like managing renovations, dealing with tenants, and navigating market fluctuations.

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I feel like my "circle of people" really needs an expansion and improvement and I want someone with more experience in the field I want to be in to really help me gain myself to success!

I saw many highly successful hard working people lose money to them as well as people who couldn't afford it.