What do you guys see out there, and is MF a good choice in this market?

This is taken from their website:Does Citizens provide coverage for short-term rentals?

Columbus has some strong dynamics…cheap prices, 3 F500 companies, military, hospital, kayaking enthusiasts, Kia car plant.It has as many bad parts as good, so do your research, but I do believe if it is just about the investment, there’s some money to be made there

OrDid you start your real estate journey not as an investor but as a full-time employee in a real estate related field - lending, contracting, working for a developer, etc?

I'm working on this request for you. 

This approach seemed ideal given my demanding schedule.

I have been doing research for a couple months now and I feel a lot more educated than I did before.

This may be an unpopular perspective, but I believe long term hold is going to win out on short term 9 times out of 10. 

I’m currently being put on my parents feed.Now, I want to get a loan to pay off their balance $45k, get a lower interest rate (and yes it would be lower, believe it or not theirs is 9% and has been for years) and pull money out for some debt at this point I only want to pull out $20k.Obviously, there is equity.What’s the best loan for this?

I really liked what I saw and from some basic research, the housing/tenant laws seem to favor the landlord (unlike NYC).