@Gary Lucido you make an excellent point about various middlepeople going obsolete, for real.

Here's some guidance on buying your first investment property in Southern California or Columbus, Ohio:Down payment:For investment properties, lenders typically require 15-30% down payment on your first investment15% down is possible with excellent credit (700+ score)20-25% down is more common, especially for multi-unit propertiesSection 8 considerations:Pros:Guaranteed portion of rent from governmentPotential for longer-term tenantsMay be easier to fill vacancies in some areasCons:More paperwork and inspections requiredRent amounts set by local housing authorityPotential property damage concernsOther tips:Research local markets carefully - price trends, rental rates, etc.Factor in all costs - taxes, insurance, maintenance, vacanciesConsider starting with a single-family home or small multi-unitBuild a team - real estate agent, property manager, contractorsHave cash reserves beyond just the down paymentUnderstand landlord-tenant laws in your chosen locationI'd recommend talking to local real estate agents in both areas to get more specific market insights.

For now, it is an Excel spreadsheet but can be pulled into Google Sheets and Numbers (even though the formatting may get a little funky).It is a Pro member feature, so if you are not a Pro, sign up for a free trial to see all the amazing perks possible!

They are excellent at making you run to the back of the room and pay $5000-$10000-$25,000 for training that won't be applicable to your area. 

We bought properties in some of the nicest areas in town, focused on appreciation, and houses that just didn't need much from us because they are in excellent condition.

.#6) Here's an excellent, objective resource that may help further: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/06151...We hope this helps!

If the utility companies are all different like the properties are in different counties you can put all the properties on Google Sheets/Excel and break the pages down by county and list the addresses going horizontally and put the things you are looking to track Taxes - is this not built into the loans on the properties? 

I advise clients not to solely rely on AirDNA data for performance analysis as there can be some variation based on amenities such as hot tubs, premium decor and design and general operational excellence. 

@Dan Stelmach first of all congratulations on your excellent investment.

If you want to append phone numbers and email addresses to existing databases and Excel sheets you really need to know a lot about how to change records from Excel to comma-delimited files and then how to change the comma-delimited back to Excel.