Quote from @Yianni Hahalis: Hi all,I will soon be moving to Cleveland, OH and either renting or buying in the surrounding area with my future spouse.

However, there are several up and coming thriving communities surrounding the Texas metro centers that may be worth looking into.

In addition to my surrounding area of Bridgeport, I am also open to looking in New Haven County, Middlesex, and Hartford as well as an out of state market (Detroit, MI). 

I plan to start my investing journey with an owner occupied multi-family in Albany or the surrounding cities.

You are sum total of the people you surround yourself with.I am a Tardus paying client, none of us that recently posted get any sort of kickback or referral fee for talking about our experiences on BP (although I do believe there is a referral bonus if you refer a new client...but it is nominal enough that no one is trying to bring in new members soley for this bonus). 

Denver and its surrounds have particularly active markets and a lot of active individuals offering ancillary services so I'd suggest you research those available services you're looking at offering to help you get an idea for what is well covered, what is lacking and what your competitor's pricing looks like.

Need more information surrounding why your current lender is suggesting they cannot utilize the rental income on your investment property.

Yes, you bought what seems like a good deal on paper, but in reality, you own an old apartment building in a neighborhood with poor security, possibly surrounded by long-vacant shops, streets piled with garbage, and a poorly managed community.

I started looking in surrounding areas and found that the markets less established or still rebuilding had much higher cap rates.

Ditch the cheap shower surroundPlease don’t buy that cheap five-piece shower surround that you saw at Home Depot or Lowe’s.