You have to have a team on the ground that can help you take care of the property, and if it is an STR, to help you take care of the guests.

if you do a search on the recent forum posts you will find Ohio mentioned a lot as attractive places to invest, make sure you do due diligence and also have boots on the ground and connect with realtors and investors in that area.Hope this helps and I wish you the best!!

That being said, we have owned a fourplex in a small town in Michigan for about 10 years but had no guidance when we purchased, I have found all the information Bigger Pockets offers extremely helpful and I am grateful in advance to any advice on this thread. 

Ground-Up financing is much different.

Closing four properties in less than a year exceeded my expectations, especially considering my initial hesitations.I am continuously learning about different markets and strategies, and I’m grateful to have gained enough knowledge that others are now seeking my advice.

Grateful for any leads!

I am so grateful to learn that there is a community of people who have walked this path, are walking this path and have found their own success and manifested their greatest dreams and desires!

And back ground on the principals probably would have shown lack of experience. ???

I'm happy to connect with you and assist you in being eyes on the ground in the area for you.

In a small effort to be a help here;  my best tip is still to join a local boots on the ground REIA.