While Kansas and Las Vegas had mixed success, Western New York experienced great success. 

I would contact @Don Konipol  He is by far from what I have seen the most experienced and sharpest private lender on this site and has the bandwidth to do the larger loans complete opposite of what I do..

Perhaps some of the more experienced folks from Cleveland have insight on this?

Just hire an experienced eviction attorney to get rid of them as efficiently as possible.

**Is it a coincidence that markets with lower home values are experiencing higher housing demand?

Seems to be a difference of opinions here by some very experienced landlords.  

Especially if you're a first-time portfolio buyer, these online platforms can help you raise capital from multiple investors.Work with an experienced commercial real estate broker.

I'd recommend considering the East Bay.Here are my random thoughts: no flipping unless you're experienced.

But the best ways to get started are, in my opinion: 1) save up enough for a 10-20% down payment and then save a lot more on top of that for reserves, overages, and any unforeseen repairs.    2) have your financial house in order and have credit above 700 to get more favorable rate and terms from lenders.   3) speak to a loan officer that is experienced with fix and flips and get the necessary documents together for a pre approval (typically not much required, usually a valid ID, LLC docs if any, and two months of bank statements showing funds for down payment and reserves). 

Having trouble analyzing this deal as there are so many variables and I do not have the experiencing analyzing deals to make me feel comfortable taking the risk.Purchase price of the land would be $250,000 not including closing cost or fees, and construction for a new 3/2 home with an attached 1/1 ADU is estimated to cost around $300,000 - $400,000 finished.