I would normally advertise 15+ residential rentals marketed at this time of year.

families & couples ( with a pet) .. the way the units are laid out.. can be used as single big 6 bed house as well.. but what I dont know is how many would in the future want to share spaces like a backyard or a common area and yet have their own privacy in their own units 

Typically unless the acquisition was using a TIC (Tenant-In-Common), the property is purchased under an LLC to which investors have ownership shares.

Common sense3.

@Kevin Andujar you can put all of the locations under a single personal Umbrella policy as long as they have common ownership.If you go the LLC route, then your lending and insurance can get a little more complicated and costs will increase slightly.  

Depending on what part of Columbus properties have pretty common issues depending on the areas well.

I have reached out many times to advertise and never get a response so feel pretty discouraged by this platform at the moment.

For example, $50K for a 1bdrm unit is pretty common in my area so I would begin thinking around $150K for a 3-unit, $200K for a 4-unit, etc.  

@Chance B. these types of agreements are common if a real estate agent is going to spend a bunch of time with you, they want to get paid if you buy a house.

Often, utilities are bundled when they're provided by the municipality (commonly water, sewer and garbage are municipal owned utilities) in which case you will have a monthly trash bill whether you're using it or not.