If you are outside of the city limits you work with Fannin County and the process is pretty painless.

I started by going through the posts here using the search function and then trying to connect with the realtors and investors and whole salers and lenders specific to the city I am interested in!!

This helps give you a 30,000 over view of what a potential city/zip/street is like https://www.areavibes.com/It gives you a total livability score and this is the criteria I have come up with over time.80 and above A+78/79 A76/77 A-74/75 B+72/73 B70/71 B-68/69 C+66/67 C64/65 C-60/63 D59 and below FCheers from Fort Worth, TX 

FYI in cleveland when the city sees the owner as an out of state entity you are put right in the cross hairs and they will literally go measure the grass and fine you and make it a criminal offense. so in cuyahoga county yes i agree to use a LLC but I would do an ohio one.

I visited Boise Idaho last year and just got back from Kansas City, both of which seem like great markets.

(IE: "no money down investing", or "best cities to invest", etc....)

Landlords are going to have to fix these properties, and with many cities looking for affordable housing solutions, these owners may be in trouble.Renting appears to be more in demand, and is currently cheaper than buying.

Knowing the good and bad would be much appreciated.Hey Jonathan, are you referring to East Cleveland as in the city?

City staff normally has a good expertise on these issues and are helpful in my experience.

I have been using featured agent since it was launched, KC was one of the first few cities.