The market is crazy hot right now. 

@Jesse DadonWherever you invest it’s important to have a strong local team of an investor friendly agent, contractor, lender, and property manager.Cincinnati, Dayton, and Cleveland are great markets that aren’t as hot as Columbus, but they offer less appreciation but more cash flow.

First thing I did was forward him 1031 webinar I attended last week so he can be more educated about the subject .

A few aspects of our search:Single family home with 7500 SQFT+ lot size, excellent public schools, suburb life stye, newish homes, good rental prospects, a budget of max $700K.I understand the market is pipping hot right now so not sure what the winning strategy would be but we are open to all-cash buying opportunities if that helps in any way.

Also included should be a contingency to give me a 14 day inspection period to give me time to find a cash buyer.If you do not have both of these in the contract and you do not find a buyer you have a good chance of losing your deposit.Here is a sample email that I sent to the agent when submitting my offer: Hello Frank After going through the numbers, I've determined the following offer.Offer Name: MD Investments LLC And/Or AssignAddress: 123 Any Street Any City, Any State 12345Offer Amount: $115, 500Deposit: $500Contingency: This offer is subject to a 14 day home inspection of a contractor of the buyers choice which must meet the buyer’s approval.Closing Agent: TBDClosing Date: Closing to be 30 days or sooner if agreeable to all parties from the mutually executed contract.All cash offer.Hope this helped

DSCR lending is the hot ticket in non-qm lending right now and you can use your LLC. 

What's hot whats not? 

Make sure you are asking about "release clauses" whenever you interview lenders on this subject. 

I've also written articles on the subject on my website.

The pandemic can definitely be a scary time to start but deals are happening everyday and the market for investors hasn't been this hot in a while, what out of state markets are you looking at?