I'm not too sure that's an investment I want to mess with, so I have also been considering nicer areas of NW Indiana as well as SW Illinois (Blue Island and Lansing mostly).

There a great many benefits when investing near the university- its the largest employer in Cincinnati, student population growing 6%/yr, I've had 0 vacancy, it's just 2 mi from over the rhine(think silver lake) and downtown, it presents cash flowing deals while well in the path of appreciation, and every major hospital in the city is within 1mi.

I have some potential short sale opportunities from my lis pendens marketing but I am not an expert on negotiating these with the banks. please pm me if u can help. thanks

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For you first larger multi-family property, I would focus on areas that have proved to have rent stability, overall low capital improvement requirements, and a record of property appreciation over simply going for a property that gives you the largest forecast returns.  

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