Columbus in particular is seeing tremendous growth as a result of big-tech companies like Intel and Google expanding their presence here, which is contributing to market appreciation.

I appreciated their contributions to the forums.

Renting per room can indeed maximize your earnings by allowing you to have multiple tenants contributing to your rental income.

There are also a variety of skills that contribute to the development of a project.

I'm keen to understand if there are any factors or considerations that I may be overlooking which could be contributing to the difficulty in finding suitable renters.

But I suspect as I learn and find my niche, this plan may change.SO happy to find this resource and look forward to learning from this community with hopes of one day being someone who can contribute to this community.

No 401s, 403s or social insecurity contributions.  

If I had a shortfall, I would make an "owner contribution" to the LLC into its account and then pay the expense from the LLC account.

I do want to contribute a thought that, when I have enough reserves, three houses will pay for the 4th.

Sometimes, the assurance of having trustworthy tenants that you actually like transcends monetary calculations and contributes significantly to the overall enjoyment of property ownership (especially when you're neighbors).