@Dennis Bragg, how did you factor improvements and market appreciation into the buy-back price?

Would also love to connect with experienced Cleveland rental investors.Much Thanks Cleveland is one of the few markets in the USA where buying stuff with the 2% rule is still feasible in 2023.

Quote from @Rachel Vann: Investment Info:Other buy & hold investment.

Personally when buying rentals I tend to buy in neighborhoods that I feel like I wouldn't personally mind living in and when I look for tenants I try to look for people that not only pass my screening but also I personally don't dislike.  

And your net worth will thank you.If you still want to go ahead, you'd be better off buying a house than an apartment because, while the value of the building itself will go to 0, you'll still have the value of the land, bearing in mind that the land might actually lose value too given the depopulation and the yen depreciation.Sorry if I'm pooping a party but make sure you understand what you're getting into (which you're already doing by asking the forum) and then make the decision that's right for you according to your objectives.

You want to focus on markets that work with your plan and also where you have a personal connection with someone, even if you build that on the internet.

Hi folks,I was on a routine walk  and noticed a dumbster placed in front of a house. I walked to the house and met a man who says he was cleaning out due to the loss of their mother in some few weeks back.The guy told...

Investment Info:Other buy & hold investment.

Do not buy into the NAR spiel of crap tools.

Buy something else.