If you are worried about potentially renting to the bad apples who are not quiet then long-term rentals will be your best bet.If you do insist on doing short term then adding more baby items will help your case.

Indy/Minny seem to offer cheaper property and a greater return right now.I have been looking at property south of Minneapolis in Farmington, Apple Valley, Shakopee and seeing suitable options but can’t help but think Columbus’s growth will just outshine everyone else.

Consider all the expenses: taxes (including state lodging and sales tax), insurance, marketing, cost to furnish, city registration, consumables (coffee, TP, replacement linens or furniture, etc), utilities (including TV, internet), landscaping, and even your personal time (answering questions, maintenance calls, bookings, etc.)

their first price is a tv guru price, where they hope to walk away with $40k... its a joke. 

Hi @John Apple! 

He's not a full time rehab realtor -- but he does do some.I realize, this is not Cable TV where it's all easy and big money is made.   

@Kim Tucker I just saw a big long advertisement on TV for a super, ultra, epic Guru training in Denver... 2 hours to learn all of the secrets of wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold, and using self-directed funds!!

Find someone who is NARPM certified if possible, and find out their eviction rates, how long it takes to lease up, what the lease up fees are and what their vacancy rate is on the portfolio they manage.Make sure that when buying turn key that you get a complete rehab scope list with a total cost of what went into the house, this allows you to compare apples to apples. 

Generally speaking the higher the value when comparing apples to apples the lower the risk...that is part of the value you are paying for.

Can't let one bad apple ruin the whole bunch!