On the flip side, could I reposition my holding and have another asset worth more?

@Noah Applegate, honestly I would skip the agent side of things and go straight to a real estate attorney.  

But if you have any questions about the real estate side of things feel free to reach out to me!

Finally- on the sale side- the mortgage assumption is a nice sales angle, but your buyer pool is really small for that.

There are two idea I’m batting around in my head right now to get started on my REI journey – I can do it purely on the investing side and become a private lender or a source of hard money loans to builders/developers (maybe that looks like funding a construction loan collecting interest payments while buying time to better understand the dynamics and build relationships) or I can JV/partner with a builder and get equity (upside on a flip/sale) which would be more hands on.Curious what ya’ll input, what you think is the best route for me to dip my toes into REI given my aforementioned situation and current market.

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

@Kerron HendricksonWhen looking in the cleveland market I would recommend being in areas on the West Side of Cleveland like West Blvd, Cudell, Old Brooklyn, Clark Fulton, Edgewater, Jefferson, and Brooklyn Centre.

I was able to package three of them in one deal, which ended up breaking even/not profitable (A little bummed on this one since I think the buyer (an investor) won the better side of the deal in terms of gaining equity on the houses).

Huge plus side is it’s free so if you hate it no harm no foul.  

If you can find a duplex that works, you might not really need a roommate at all or at least one roommate but will need a tenant on the other side to offset the mortgage.