Compare this to any city and the Midwest and it becomes even more impressive that Columbus is exploding right now....we're the only city in the Midwest to experience growth during COVID-19...still retain AAA Bond ratings across the board, have a maxed out rainy day fund and a windfall of tax revenue.Columbus is becoming a hotbed of tech startups to include Olive (AI), Cover My Meds, Root insurance, and Path Robotics...Sequoia Capital has entered our city and providing venture capital for the first time in its history.Bottom lineProperties are still very affordable when compared to national pricesRents are starting to keep pace with purchase priceTop 3 landlord friendly state with no legislation on the horizon to change thisExplosive and sustainable job and population growthUnbelievable appreciation...30% year over price appreciation in entire zip codes is commonOh, and we're insulated from natural disasters...plenty of fresh water...and improving infrastructure 

There is a good case to be made for the midwest, as evident by the many posts:- plenty of fresh water, no droughts- no hurricanes, no tornandos in the upper half- no fires or smoke- no danger of rising sea levels- no earth quakes- lower cost of living- lower cost of real estate- landlord friendly- underdog, the midwest is better then the reputation it got in the 1970s and 1980sMy portfolio is in Milwaukee and I feel I got lucky.

Like my section clients in Baltimore do pretty well.. but other markets like Jackson MS and  E cleveland and such just not worth it.. your units get beat up .. they take the voucher to the next freshly rehabbed unit and move in.

Move out all tenants...they may be part of the problem...start fresh and screen them well.

Revised PC headline:Getting Rich on Government-Backed MortgagesA branch manager gets home loans for borrowers with weak credit or low incomes—and taxpayers back him up.[...article starts...]He calls back a customer who’s spent hours watching his sales videos: “Bad Credit, I Can Help,” “Fresh Start: Credit Boost,” and “Go For Your Dreams.”

new flooring, new roof, new light fixtures, new stove, refrigerator, new doors, fresh paint, What was the outcome?

There was more bodegas selling cigarettes, lottery tickets and high fructose corn syrup juices than supermarkets with fresh fruits and vegetables.

(But, okay I have to admit, I also took 5 vacation trips with my wife since I left the corporate world lol).I have been an investor since 2010, but I am only an agent since 2016, so its a very fresh experience for me.

Get backlinks, sprinkle keywords yada yada yada.Once google knows what your site s about, and have accumulated enough google trust, you will rank high for the keywords you have on your site.So now... when people look for seling their house instead of planting roses,  your site would come up... and then these people beg you to please please please "buy my house".So lets see...website from GD $15,- for 2 years.Hosting (for me anyways) =$100 a month.You get one deal a month= $7K- 120K (depending if you are flipping, wholesaling...Now compare this to direct mail marketing.

New or updated ktichens, all HW floors, fresh paint, new lighting, alarm systems, etc..