An up to date tenant quality map would really help me make better decisions as I expand; I'm 100% remote from several states away.I plan on expanding my Akron and Canton holdings, but I might be convinced to start picking up properties in Cleveland too if the numbers work better with similar levels of managed risk.

It's on YOU to validate and be confident in everything - ARV, monthly rent, quality of neighborhood. 

Interview a few PMs with high quality questions; get a feeling of where the rental market is going, how it's going and everything in between.

You're better off.If you want to actually own an asset, start focusing on the quality of it and not think about how to stretch yourself to get into the barrier of entry.

A decent market if you want "high quality" tenants. 

In other words, work and the quality of that work that we believed to have been completed was in fact not completed.We are committed to maximizing the recovery of principal and as such, have retained counsel at our own expense to hold the inspection company accountable.

I have other considerations like quality of the house at purchase, neighborhood, renting room specifics etc.

When I ask for reasons I get cost of living, quality of live, moderate climate, fresh water access, no natural disasters and moving back to where they were from.From what I can see the trend to the Midwest is steadily increasing, but by no means as big as moving south.

However, installation costs and procedures may vary, so it's worth getting quotes from both if you're not doing the work yourself.As a hard money lender specializing in fix and flip deals, I've seen successful investors use a mix of these sources to optimize their budgets while maintaining quality.

It's much harder to find a quality PM that has solid policies and processes in place to protect your property, income, time, and sanity with little owner involvement.When considering investing in a market, I recommend starting with your search for a good PM.