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

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.

A lot of STR investors prefer to sell off-market so they don't have to shut off business during tours, and I'm lucky to get access to a large majority of those deals in CO.

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

We are in the middle of major infrastructure and RE growth (res and comm) and need to know how best to handle the property we are on from both a short time and potential long term investment perspective.

If you want to do Section 8 you want to be in the ghetto of pretty much any major metro area.

.- Getting under contract and then reducing the price because of findings is common, but major reductions are likely to tick off the seller unless you have strong justification.

Most likely yes.)As a buyer I might say something like these 4 major items add up to $3,500.

Keep in mind a few things - many major markets currently have a glut of multifamily projects so you may be competing with large apartment complexes with amenities offering incentives in a competitive market.