Nowadays, people can make paycheck stubs/W2's that look convincing so just make sure you invest in software that gathers verified information on applicants.  

I'm new, only been with you guys for a couple days; I connected with a couple people and then boom..

Remember egress/ingress are the real big deals here, both people getting out and firemen getting in.I would pass.

That's pretty vague for people to help you.

We are looking to eventually relocate to the States"--that's great, a lot of people want to invest remotely in a totally random market and never go to it.  

For a lot of people they will ve so overwhelmed and in shock that they just want to walk away.

The Ohio market is very strong and competitive, so people struggle to find deals with consistently great margins on flips, etc.

If the applicant comes from the pool of people that I or my tenants know, I use real estate as a way to give back as many of my tenants will not qualify credit wise or may even have a criminal background or would struggle for another reason if I were to just stick to the "background/credit check" criteria. 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

You can get foot traffic and people driving by.