The market is investor-friendly and has a low barrier to entry.Zip Codes to look into - 44111, 44102, 44109, 44125 

We used an FHA loan for the low down payment option.

But those types of numbers are typically in the 'rarified air' of institutional investors that are looking to park $100 million for some low rate of return.  

@Matthew Crane the answer is - maybeAt best, you can claim some of these indirect costs as startup costs. 

Can someone else recommend a similar low cost product that will hold up better in rentals, that looks like hardwood-ish?

Unfortunately most newbies will still be attracted to low priced neighborhoods like you said.

Adjusted on a per-square-foot basis to account for more small homes being listed compared with 2019, the median price increased by 52.7% since May 2019.The number of homes for sale improves but is still low compared with pre-pandemic levelsThere were 35.2% more homes actively for sale on a typical day in May compared with the same time in 2023, marking the seventh consecutive month of annual inventory growth.For the first five months of this year, the inventory of homes actively for sale was at its highest level since 2020.

In my state that would be an expensive change as I would be paying state transfer tax on the move along with other costs plus I would need to consider whether I wanted to buy title insurance on the property for the new LLC.

I used to define markets by state but now we do by zip codes and strategy. there's 440 zips in ohio, 7 of which we do business in which are downtown columbus and that is the urban core and urban core adacjent. rents are higher, property values are higher, developer and density friendly, low risk land or infill land, plus fastest appreciation in the market.

Quote from @Shiv Panda: You can buy them online, maybe even at large box stores like Home Depot, Lowes, or other appliance retailers.I did a search for "commercial washer dryer card operated" and came up with many sites that sell them.