If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

I personally am not a huge fan of Dayton Ohio because the population isn't growing and you don't get anywhere near the appreciation you would like in Columbus.

If you actually want to be a decent person, as well as, a good landlord, stay away from property management companies!

If a house does have some rotten wood ( siding and trim around the windows and or doors , missing an appliance or two ( say there's no stove or dishwasher ) ......

I would LOVE to develop this land myself and sell a house, I simply don't have the capital. 

@Manwell ReyesI haven't personally done one, but have several clients that have a bunch. 

But no one that stupid is going to ever get to the point where they are entertaining a 100-unit, so there's no point in trying to market to that person, they don't really exist at that scale (and, to they extent that they do, they aren't falling for real estate scams, they are falling for crypto/nft/blockchain/ai [+ next years buzzword, whatever that is] type scams). 

@Lien Vuong Quincy is my personal favorite due to asian food and community but as you mention slightly far from the city for STR but if I get a walking distance from the T, that would be doable. 

@Emily Beatty After experience investing in both, I personally prefer Lexington primarily due to my thoughts that it has a better future than Louisville but both markets have great investments out there.

Purchase price: $575,0005 bed 3 bath house needed a rehab.