This does pose a challenge since that real estate is a lot more expensive than if you go more west and south.

@Somesh MukherjeeIf you are looking at investing in the cleveland market I would recommend being in areas on the West Side of Cleveland like West Blvd, Cudell, Old Brooklyn, Clark Fulton, Edgewater, Jefferson, and Brooklyn Centre.

I am about to do one of my first ground up construction projects with the intent to rent in the area of Athens a little further west. 

I currently broker LIHTC multi-family for a large firm coast to coast and am also interested in MF in the Arizona submarkets as well, and will eventually invest on that scale - I just figure breaking into the state through SFH flips may be a more risk adverse way to understand the pros and cons to phoenix submarkets.

Guest was on the east coast.

We work with lots of clients from both coasts, but especially from CA, helping them find investment properties with residents in place under 2 year leases from day 1!

Including thinking about moving your investing a little west into GA if the SC tax situation haunts you.  

The Regent Square side of Wilkinsburg west of the MLK Busway is a borderline A class neighborhood.

West Indy? 

I know out here on the West coast with our digitalized title plants that each title company has it would be a matter of a few clicks for customer service department to transmit a copy of the mortgage to me..