It has a structure attached to the garage that used to be a house but is gutted mostly and unlivable, might be condemned.

So all in, including some priority repairs we'd want to do aside from the basement, we're looking at about $750k on this house. 

I have been trying to think through how a surging population (via immigration) will impact housing. 

I can provide a complete demo service of existing house floors, bathrooms, kitchens etc. and re-install tile on floors, kitchen backsplash, tile over tub, walk in showers and curbless showers.

I love this house and don’t want to lose it, I would like to add houses in the long term and build a portfolio. 

When houses are selling over ask by 10's of thousands cash and under a week you risk is significantly less.

It was inmy LLC name but I personally guaranteed it foolishly using my house as collateral.

I once bought a house where the HVAC wouldn't kick on and the seller said he had a guy look at it and said the outside compressor needed replacement.

I bought a house with cash from pulling a heloc on my home, off market, unappraised (deal was a no brainer in a great part of town.) 

I did a duplex renovation did fine. very strong urban core market strong appreciation, we see new build activity there, I would stay north of 104. we would build around there and we only do urban core or urban core adjacent in columbus. look at new construction if you can't find inventory you like. plenty of lots all good appreciation in the urban core, strongest rents.