Just a suggestion think of the use of this property if you are going to use it as a short term rental people vacationing to the coast love bright vibrant color homes.

They seem to have taken the Apple 'ecosystem' model and applied it to notes.

I know that as an investor I'm supposed to want higher rents, but what we all really need for long term success is a healthy balanced eco-system of housing providers and housing buyers/renters.

Columbus to me offers the best combination of cost of living, property values and vibrant social scene.

There is a pretty high concentration of colleges in this town (considering it's just a mid-sized city), there is a large base of medical research and specialized hospitals in GR, and we've also got a quite a few unusually generous philanthropists who have given billions of dollars to various projects over the past 30 years - all of which has served to create a very vibrant downtown area and generate a lot of business activity in the region.

My goal is to buy 3 - 4 houses in the next 3 years to help me retire when I reach 47 years old.Thanks to everyone who posts and keeps this forum vibrant and growing.Brian

I was wondering if there are any real estate investors here who have the capital to invest but maybe not all the time to go out and find the deals and want someone like myself, a young vibrant go-getter to go out and do all the hard work.

For example, South Side, an old neighborhood along the river but close to the city has a vibrant college/artist population and will pay big rents.

It is also a vibrant community where you will meet tons of good people and make lots of contacts locally and all over that will help as your business grows.

If you're in a big and vibrant city, it probably is.