@Kristen RayYou can get the landlording book bonuses here https://www.biggerpockets.com/LandlordBookBonus

Sounds enticing, Right?

Appreciation is sort of an added bonus, but if the numbers make sense when you buy it, you'll be OK so long as rents don't crater (which I find very unlikely) and expenses don't skyrocket (which is similarly unlikely).There are a bunch of north Jersey investors on BP, a lot specializing in Newark and surrounding areas that I'm sure have a lot of insight as well.

It's so  enticing!

In general Columbus has more properties in a lower price range which is enticing to me to be able to invest in more than a single property to start off.

So if you do a cost seg all of that bonus depreciation gets recaptured at 25% on your taxes. 

On the other hand, if you want 100% risk free high returns on low balances, simply Google bank or credit card bonuses assuming you have good to excellent credit.

For larger Multi-family assets (100+ units), the fees are typically in the 3% - 4% range, plus payroll (leasing agent, prop mgr, maintenance, etc based on needs of the property).As @Theo Hicks mentioned, there are add-ons like a construction mgt fee.We also sometimes see an employee discount for those who live on the property.One way to increase the PM revenue is to put in a bonus structure where if you help the owner achieve X, you get a bonus.

As an added bonus, if you believe in Zestimates, then I have gained $200,000 in appreciation since owning the property as Zillow estimates the house to be worth $1 million today.

Not only if it works, but if it is a reliable strategy to use and the real life potential as opposed to the hyped writing I have just read.I finished reading the book Making Big Money Investing in Real Estate by Peter Conti & David Finkel.This particular strategy is to purchase a real estate valued at $200,000 with a 6 year lease for $1,500 a month and an option to buy in 6 years for $200,000.Then turn it over immediately with a 3 year lease for $1,850 a month and purchase option for $236,000 ($200,000 + (6% * 3 years)) with a front payment of $10,000.The $10,000 is used to pay anything that needs to be financed for upfront or just a nice bonus for the buyer.