Hi Ryan, I personally love Columbus Ohio and as someone who works with a lot of out of state investors - there's so many catalysts for why you should invest here.

If you do it correctly, there are also ways to pull-forward depreciation expenses.Whether or not all these expenses will be useful to you is based on your personal tax situation which is why you want to have a good CPA.

Personally, I get great cashflow in my NC markets that I invest in, and have gotten to enjoy a lot of the appreciation there as well.  

According to the person doing the survey, one of my neighbors was about 3 feet inside of our property.

I’m working on an Amazon-based side hustle at the moment, and have been trying to break into tech for the last year with 10 personal apps set to release on the App Store sometime this year.

I'm not encouraging you to overpay, but that is a great way to talk yourself out of taking action.

As for your down payment, I can’t personally speak to a small business loan…you would just want to ensure you include those payments in your analysis and prepare to be repaying the small business loan and other holding costs during the flip. 

Here are some actionable steps and advice to consider as you start your investment journey:1.

Establish your Core 4 Real Estate team.

Personally, if I had the chance to do it again I would put down more money to knock off private mortgage insurance and increase my cash flow.