Contractor #1 unlicensed:  $8850 (includes above listed and staining new fence) Wood Dog Ear PicketContractor #2 unlicensed: $6000 plus $1200 for staining new fence = $7200 total (verbal quote, he's supposed to send a written quote to me)Contractor #3 licensed (a small sole proprietor): redwood fence, $9100 plus $1200 for staining = $10,300 totalContractor #4 licensed (a fence company recommended by my GC who did the renovation on that home) = $10,508 (no staining) redwood fence and getting quotes for a company that does staining. 

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Flipping in Columbus is definitely doable and there’s still a lot of opportunity here, but the numbers really depend on the neighborhood and how you’re sourcing deals.

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You have a couple of options: 1- Work with that management company until the end of the lease term and then get the tenants on your own lease. 2- Find out who the package is sourced through (we have somehting similar provided through a company called Second Nature) and see if you can keep the package through them. 3- Have the tenants sign an adendum saying you are unable to provide this service.

Unless you have some sort of subject matter expertise or access to an unfair advantage (cheap labor, ways to source off market deals, etc.), index funds are likely to provide an equal or better return with a MUCH lower hassle factor and more liquidity.

i don't invest in STRs myself but i always get nervous when people want to get into them solely to offset taxes. 

I'm sure this varies by market, but we screen section 8 exactly the same way as any other tenant, they just have a different income source. 

I would be curious if there were any authoritative sources provided and maybe I'm off. 

He handles sourcing properties, setting them up and managing them as well.