RE investor and traveler health care worker here.

The loan would be 35% of my before tax income and roughly 60% of my after tax, health insurance, and retirement account.

To assess the health of an investment, you should also consider the net income after the debt service.To calculate this, subtract the mortgage payment from the NOI.

But they can't cut off the water, it's presenting a health hazard and makes the property uninhabitable.

If not I will be forced to get an attorney involved because you are causing mold damage and a health concern to my property. 

What all-in cost (purchase/rehab/holding cost) as a percentage of ARV is the most you’d consider for a full rehab on a 16 unit multi family that’s been gutted to the stubs ( Owner is in bad health and after replacing roof has don’t nothing else). 

Be real with self on unit conditions, I'd expect deferred maintenance and price that in for those willing to stay BUT you inviting problems by not accepting reality that people will fight tooth and nail to keep a ridiculous deal, if you let them, wouldn't you? 

Flipping is a business(in my opinion) and not really investing.You want to make sure you track all your proper expenses.You may also potentially be eligible to deduct items such as QBI, Retirement plan contributions and health insurance, etcTalk to your CPA

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.

He had gotten into his head that his upstairs tenant could run a club so he could do it too.