One major repair and that's all wiped out (I see people gripe about that all the time)The best use of your money is to find ways to make money from it. i.e.

I have a 3/2 rented with that model for 7 years , no major issues since I started doing background checks.

Site Civil and land use planning....I've been in the conversations for major clients that have both pursued an eminent domain against adjacent owners and have had takings due to eminent domain.

an inspector will tell you everything wrong with a property, from the minor to the major. so if the inspection report finds a bunch of electrical issues, yes, you'd need an electrician to tell you whether they are $200 fixes or $2000. 

Lots of major developments going on over there with the new Honda Plant, airforce museum, and University of Dayton. 

My pals who work at Airbnb confirm that, for the overall majority of their clientele, a 2-hour transfer from the airport is no big deal, especially if they had a direct flight in.

For a new construction that the house will last at least 50 years before major repairs, we were pretty happy with the current result.

Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median home value is not even in the top 3.

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

But I think the majority are not adapting to say the least.