Someone with the avoidance issues you describe probably has some mental health issues.

I currently have a comfortable job making about $60K a year and have decent health insurance, but it is not related to real estate in any way.

I come from a mental health background and my knowledge of real-estate investing is limited to owning my own home.  

He can do anything for you on flood/auto/home/rentals/life/health, he is who I go through with all of my stuff so I can personally vouch for him. 

I worked with a property management company for a while they leased plenty of properties for capital companies, the standard was:-$250. to $300 extra on the security deposit per pet, -total of 3 pets, no more-no large fish tanks -no large breed dogs or vicious/dangerous breeds (double check this)-size of the unit definitely matters-always ask for shot record/vet paper-but, if they don't have them don't make a big deal about it-always do a pet addendum, if there is damage to the property or health/safety for the community-this will violate the lease agreement.

So if you need to make $5K a month to meet your and your family's needs for housing, food, activities, health insurance - that's your freedom number.

I love to work on property, but what happens if for health reasons I am laid up and can no longer continue at this pace.

I also worry that the property might have a need for some type of health or safety remediation.

She said she did not realize that the dogs that she was walking helped her with her mental health, anxiety issues, until she was forced to stop her dog walking business.  

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.