if you think it's expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur," ---Red AdairBest to you!

Prices might definitely correct themselves over time across the country, but I don't see any projections of them going down 30-40% anytime soon and all the projections I've seen, prices are going up.But with rents being so high, and prices still relatively low, compared to a lot of other markets in the country, my experience in this market doesn't lead me at all to believe the bottom will fall out anytime soon.If you've been in Northeast Ohio over the last 5 years you can see for yourself how much they've built up the downtown and University Circle area and literally have poured billions of dollars into it's medical infrastructure, which is one of the best in the world, creating thousands of high paying jobs and people willing to pay high rental prices.But I do agree with Nathan that it's all about having the right team and property management to be successful in this market. 

I'd be worried if people were coming to the home for his business, but if he's simply using the address (same as a PO Box, though to me that would send up a red flag for a business to have a Box #) I wouldn't worry about it.

@Erik Estrada right now Amex got me at a special rate of 9.99% I’m talking to my lender right now on qualifying to get a loan to buy the property

@Steven Moore there's a lot of red flags with this deal.Why hasn't the seller raised rents?

Not as the red-headed stepchild in the real estate industry.

I've caught so many red flags this way for my clients.

Ignoring Red Flags: Pay attention to potential problems highlighted during inspections.3.

He put in a hot water heater, painted the upstairs walls white, put black shutters on the house, painted the deck grey, and painted the front door red.

Is this a red flag?