Hearing that you get bombarded with inquiries is great to hear and gives me more confidence in my local market for filling a demand.

I feel like I need to stay local (Greater Cincinnati OH)2-4 units.  

Please advise.ThanksMel I'd recommend a local Independent Agency that has access to multiple markets including surplus lines

Perhaps reach out to local agents who work with a lot of buyers in your market and see if any of them need a place to rent while they house shop (inventory is still low).

I would get on the phone with a local lender through a local bank. 

Suzanne, This is impressive - love to see deals being made in my local market.

Connecting with local contractors or experienced investors in your area is also very helpful for getting accurate numbers.For ARV you’ll want to look at comps; You can start on Zillow or Realtor.com but I highly suggest connecting with a local agent.

In any case, I thing your investment are pretty solid and should earn you something between a decent return all the way to a spectacular return depending on the local economic situation.  

A customer of mine happened to be a local real estate investor and he owned the land next to my business. 

The last one, however, started with many people from two certain neighborhoods, gathered by a local non-profit, who spoke much about affordable housing, being displaced, etc.