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Personally, I invest in properties in C-Class neighborhoods in my market (East Linden and Southern Hilltop), and they’ve been cash-flowing well so far.

But let’s go a later deeper - my down payment would come out of a well performing stock portfolio.

Those make sense and cash flow well.

Real estate has always been in the back of my mind as a way to increase our wealth and provide for our family.

But I've seen some solid properties in Akron as well that had good cash flow, but definitely seeing rents in Cleveland a bit higher right now

Based on the numbers you provided, these are well above the debt service coverage ratio of 1.25 hence from a lenders perspective, this is loanable.

They specialize in multifamily as well!

Hi Rosette,I saw your post from a few months ago and hope your investing journey is going well!

Hello @Jaycee Greene, hope all is well and thank you for reaching out.