More important than identifying target areas is establishing relationship with a local investor-friendly professional who has personal experience in investing in Cleveland.

@Tom Nagy There are a number of existing forum threads covering the challenges RAD Diversified has faced with a number of investor's personal accounts of their own experiences.

You can't really predict for a creative business mind and how they might craft a guest experience that stands out in their market. 

Loan officers with 25 years of experience typically are more experienced, and have less time per file, because they have an abundance of files.Loan officers with 25 months of experience typically are less experienced, but have more time to devote to you.I can't write my own loans, so when I'm getting a loan I prefer working with less busy people when I'm doing my own real estate investment, they're more responsive and dedicated it feels like.

Quote from @Elam Fisher Jr: Anyone have experience with mid term rentals in Baltimore city?  

This generated $2M+ in equity, and thus is highly lucrative, but takes 2-3 years.Note worthy: I am located in California, but I did this project in Canada.

Hi Corby,I definitely need to find a CPA with real estate experience. 

None I could say with confidence without knowing more details on the borrowers experience, property type, city, and project numbers (PP, Rehab, ARV).

However, the HOA then said "we are still fully opposed to the door".I am working with our RE attorney, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips or experience in this situation. 

In my experience apt. conversions from single family are more prone to noise transmission.