Among U.S. cities, counties or metro areas for which regular data is available, Maricopa County holds one of the highest eviction rates, at 16 filings per 100 renter households during the past year, according to Eviction Lab, a research group at Princeton University that tracks evictions in 35 U.S. cities and 10 states.

But you are falling right into the 1 percent rule trap of cities.

I’m also in the process of reaching out to people in my city/neighborhood who are experienced REIs, RE agents, and GCs to get their insight and pick their brains, start to conceptualize potential partners, etc.

Best part is I needed proximity to NYC when I purchased this property so getting in and out of the city was breeze which in turn attracted desirable tenants who also need proximity to NYC. 

City of Madison recently really increased there occupancy limits. 

However; some cities require a contractor to be on the application for permit.

Nashville is a very pocketed city when it comes to neighborhood quality especially in relation to crime rates, overall aesthetics or available amenities.

In the next 1-2 yrs I'd like to move out to either a bigger place or a new new city (job related relocation etc).

A higher quality property in a better neighborhood in a better city is gonna outperform any Cleveland property in the long run.

It's good for our city when people invest in tough areas.