In Franklinton there are plenty of large projects going on that will bring massive growth to the west side of Columbus, such as the Peninsula Development, which is a multiphase project that will erect a 24 story apartment complex featuring a grocery store, a multi use office space building, and a new hotel featuring a two-story venue.I'd be happy to share a list of useful contacts who you could potentially add to your boots on the ground team here in Columbus. 

It’s not as easy as a lot of sites or marketers make it out to be, between aging housing stock, complex legislation, and neighborhoods that literally change block-by-block.

Start with 2-4 units before commercial - same underwriting principles but way less complex.

If it still cash flows under conservative rent assumptions, you’ve paid yourself back without adding complexity.

The tradeoff is you're managing remotely, which adds complexity for a first deal.My honest advice — don't rush to deploy that $50K.

Real estate is not inherently complex and you don't need a law degree to succeed.

@Jonathan KhalilyTo address the scalability issue, ask your PM for a monthly CSV export of the General Ledger instead of a PDF, so you can bulk import the data directly into Stessa or QuickBooks.Hiring a specialized real estate bookkeeping firm is often more effective than managing a solo VA because they provide built-in quality control and already understand complex property management statements.

Overseas can work — it’s just usually more complex and less predictable than domestic investing.

@George Munoz if you are wholesaling or flipping homes, you should definitely join Collective Genius (CG).CG is solid, message me for a contact person if you are interested.I buy large apartment buildings and when I was a member of CG, there was a small group who played in the multi, storage and syndication space so it wasn't a fit for me long term.Last deal I bought was a 1,000 unit apartment complex.

My associate broker manages two small apartment complexes for out of state investors and spends a lot of time working with the investors on maintenance and repair issues.