thank you the thing is im trying narrow the 5 markets I. am looking at. into one

Yes, it’s a classic, it’s narrow in scope.

and since I don't know these areas at all, how do you suggest I narrow down on a property?

You are narrowing your market by only looking to lenders who are local to Cleveland.

I found these websites while I was doing some research, I live about 45 minutes from Columbus and I'm trying to narrow down my target area and found both these articles helpful,https://www.columbusunderground.com/the-list-the-t...  

That will likely get you a narrowed list of wholesalers in the markets you are targeting. 

As for all the information out there, narrow it down to what your long term goals are and focus on that. 

I am looking for multifamily property in bay area and narrowing down area. 

Per a lot of articles trying to stick to the landlord friendly states, but I have heard good things on the forums about KC so looking at that as well.Will look for some meetups once I'm done with the above.Some of the resources I've been using to narrow down states in case someone else finds it useful:https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/in/indianapolis/... - Useful to get some high level info about crime rates, schools ... all the basics when selecting an area.

What about the ability to narrow a search down by only searching the post title?