There are many strategies to investing in real estate, and I won't say any one is better than another, but I think you get what you pay for and no one wakes up in the morning wanting to be a slumlord.

I also attend several real estate club meetings (DIG and DPI) in the area, so happy to network and connect.

Hi, yes, Ohio is on the move there are a lot of areas in Ohio that my clients/people/investors from all over the world are investing in real estate.

In general it's a passive way to own real estate as the tenant takes care of the headaches and cost of repairs in most situations. 

Construction and heavy reno will create/reveal problems you didn't know existed, have a healthy contingency and stomach.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I am assuming you closed through escrow, used a standard real estate contract and met the deadlines described in those agreements.

Moved to Austin 13 years ago and am finally on board to start my real estate journey.

Is an interest in a DST (Delaware Statutory Trust) considered real estate ownership or a security in Florida? 

Getting into real estate investing has been on my mind for a while now.

But the idea of taking my cabins offline for that long is painful.