I'm a Managing Partner at a company that facilitates Full-scale flipping, lending, development, and portfolio acquisition. 

@Kyle Carter People hit on the obvious, hype and excitement of a large name company like apple moving to an area. 

With your experience and possible skillset, perhaps finding a company to sponsor you for a green card may be a better option? 

While I was open to carrying a note, I wasn’t going to go that high.Unfortunately, there’s been an unrealistic expectation set by the gurus that relying on seller financing is a viable strategy for buying a business.

The idea is to leverage pre-existing networks in a way that builds instant credibility and gets responses fast.If you want to implement this strategy, here’s a link to the exact resource we used:👉 Spreadsheet Link Here (just make a copy for yourself)I also recorded a short video walking through how we set everything up, but since BiggerPockets has rules against sharing that kind of content, feel free to DM me if you have questions on execution.Anyone else using creative co-living marketing strategies that are working right now?

No, it's not cheaper because you get discounts through these companies.   

find an investor meetup, go to it, find out who the investor-friendly agents are, find them, and see how they want to set things up.and if you can't go there in person a few times... invest closer to home. 

Quote from @Aaron Wolman: I would call the companies (gas/water/electric) to get estimates, or an estimator out there.

Well I really don't care, I need information and cannot do a darn thing until these are set up!!

With that being said, Columbus is one of the hottest markets in the US right now with some of the fastest population and job growth and companies moving and developing here.