I personally have success in doing flips with my partner here in Ohio.Lakewood and Edgewater are gentrifying neighborhoods in Cleveland.

Sounds like the person knew what was going on with their credit report as they have filed reports in the past. 

A new person moves in and she says the upstairs neighbors are creating a ton of noise.

The question is, what is the intention  of the owner, not what would a reasonable person think is the intention of the owner.

My personal preference for a buy and hold would be an already established area (or an area that's still gentrifying, but has already seen significant progress). 

The primary residence exclusion is $250k per person on title.

I've know him personally for years, had the opportunity to consult with him on both sides of the business and have to say he's the real deal. 

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Hi All,Newbie here, just a quick question we are building an addition on our second home, we have a primary residence, and two rental properties. We are trying to not use our retirement funds. Are there any strategies...

My recommendation would be to engage an investment property focused realtor (not a general residential realtor) and let that person guide you through the process from pre-qualification to market/property valuation and selection.