One thing that we felt was important in selecting our property was to hedge our bets by ensuring the property would function as a long term rental since we know the current climate in New Orleans regarding STRs is not positive and there have been on-going regulations coming out because of this. 

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.

I only stopped because I was getting hung up with the email CRM (it does not function as I expected since I have to send each of  200 generated leads an email manually instead of as an email blast). 

Too bad ignorance is not a function of stupidity.  

The property was my primary residence for a decade and now functions as rental unit so I am happy with the purchase overall and it has worked out well.

They're also more insulated during downturns because they cater to the largest pool of renters.Properties around the median price are typically in working class to middle income neighborhoods.

It is a pretty highly demanding job that requires a lot of executive function, but not the best paying job, compared to more corporate roles within real estate.

Why is Lennar—the largest homebuilder in America—still not building in Columbus, Ohio?

Obviously, some have more favorable laws towards landords and some have less, STR regulations, etc.You need to risk at look differently than what the normal BPer subscribes to; fomo buying, $5k reserves, minimum down in ****** neighborhood, and underwriting for the best case scenarios.The risk can be mitigated through a function, among others, in no order:1) What you pay(entry price)2) Exit optionality(any entry needs to be evaluated about how you can exit)3) Proper insurance and legal coverage(LLC, HOI, lawyer, etc.)4) Delegation of systems(property manager, handymans, gardeners, etc.)4a) If rehabbing-- delegation of contracted work and actual contracts in place to protect you.5) Financial strength-- If you don't rehab the place, you need to have 100% of capex reserves set aside, plus 3-6 months vacancies, and 1-2 months of lead time(to lease). 

I have been trying toe get a list of the IRS discriminate function indicators to no avail so I'd like to know how you can say that home office no longer concerns IRS.I was just making the note that broad stroke for everyone to add spouse, kid etc to create a partnership has other considerations people need to be mindful of as well.