Calling your State Bar office may prove to aide better in finding a suitable attorney than searching on Youtube. 

If you are going to use an alternative funding source you must also find a suitable "long term rate" or have a plan to exit out of the Hard money loan within a year or two.  

The Cleveland area consists of the city itself and several dozen suburbs and the suburban areas are, for the most part, holding steady or increasing in size.I know you said you're not terribly interested in Cleveland but if you've looked closer and changed your tune on the suburban areas in northeast Ohio, there are some very suitable turnkey investments available here.

You could follow the same format as original lease if you find it is suitable. 

That's the whole point: she is the door opener, translating my needs into a suitable lender.

If she is having excessive visitors causing issues or more ware and tear on the property you may need to not renew her lease at some point.Remember you do not take anything anyone says at face value, not tenant or neighbours.

You should probably get a more reliable estimate on the value of the property to determine if it is suitable as a rental in your market.

On top of that, I was able to retrieve the data from a realtor of the past 90 day sales, that confirmed my hypothesis that the area is suitable for fix and flip.With that being said, I found an REO that has been vacant for at least 6-7 years, that is right across the street from me.

.@ Everyone else: I know most people think I should sell the current house and buy another one that is more suitable for investing purposes. 

Their desire to rent temporarily has been for several different reasons including waiting on a suitable home to purchase, until their children finish school in a certain neighborhood, they don't want the bother of repairs, or as a separated parent to stay in the same vicinity as the ex for the kids' sake before setting roots in a more desirable area.