I'm sure there's money to be made there in real estate, but it seems to be heavily reliant on one industry (Army) which is a red flag for me when it comes to evaluating markets. 

I’m evaluating the Florida market for single-family rental investments.

I work locally in the Dublin & Worthington, OH market and wanted to share what I am seeing so far in 2026, especially for anyone evaluating buy-and-hold or small residential investments.The market is still competitive—but not uniformly.A few observations:Inventory is up year-over-year, but uneven by neighborhood and school districtWell-priced, move-in-ready homes are still attracting strong interestOverpriced or poorly positioned properties are sitting longer and seeing reductionsDemand remains strongest near walkable areas like Bridge Park and established community hubs in WorthingtonThere are more homes for sale in Central Ohio, so buyers have more choices.

But I do know in order to fairly evaluate these ultra high risk offering the investor needs to (1) wait for the entire projected project period to end and (2) invest across multiple offerings so the natural “failures” and “successes” result on a statically verifiable range.  

If you immediately hang up or say "We don't take Section 8" before evaluating someone, you’ve failed the test. 

I’m  happy to hear the progress that Andrew and Four Peaks are making on our investment.

So, depending how intricate they get with evaluating their competitive entrance offer, they could be offering a higher offer than those entering with long-term financing - simply due to the lower entrance/closing costs that they can now add to the offer price.

Unless you are an accredited investor AND have the ability to evaluate these type offerings I recommend you stay away from them and consider REITs instead.  

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