Will you be spending enough to make this its own asset and depreciate it, or will you be able to just write off the total on your tax return in one year. 

I am also a realtor in MD & DE and have been helping other people get STR's in that area. 

Should I spend these next few years connecting with investors in the St.

So, they will likely need to spend more time and work because the seller won't operate nearly as efficiently as a seller's agent would and likely need the buyer's agent to tell them things that need to be done throughout the process.

what I'm telling people about hilltop is the only reason it's going up is because of the average housing price in columbus being pushed and the lack of inventory. when I started I'd have bought here too. if I was going to invest here I'd look at houses built after 1947 without knob and tube wiring, etc. the old housing is the problem. we are building now in downtown adjacent. land is a buyer's market and it's much less competitive and easy to get the numbers to work. there is very little construction in 43204 and I've transitioned to new construction triplex now with entitlement and larger multifamily projects feel free to message or call anytime. personally, l like new construction in 43203, 43205, 43206, 43223, 43222 right now and obviously 43215 which you have to have at least 600k in cash to get the land to entitle and want to build at least 100 units to make it worth it. 

People see a nasty property.  

Being smaller, it doesn't have as many opportunities for growth, as many larger employers, and as many institutions that draw people to the region.

Heating costs go up in winter, as does electricity due to the reduced natural light and more people indoors.

People say RE investing is ONLY about numbers, but in reality that's just not accurate in my opinion. 

I plan to use baselane to do online screening and am not sure how it works yet.Regarding pet allowance, do people usually request to leave the pets in the front or back yard?