Hello Mara HayesFor your situation, hiring a fee-only financial planner who charges by the hour would be a practical choice.

Feel free to DM too Aloha Andrew,  there are many choices today when it comes to CRM's -  GHL, FUB, HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics, Lofty, REISIFT, etc.. 

Your choice hinges on priorities—Cleveland for immediate cash flow or Columbus for long-term appreciation.

If you need financing, Id look into Fannie and Freddie's renovation products (Homestyle and Choice Renovation) since this will be a primary (cant use hard money).

Taking into account both immediate costs and future rental revenue, this analysis will assist you in deciding whether making the renovation expenditure is in line with your financial objectives.Second, you have choices when it comes to finance.

There is the those that have to sell and yes they are probably selling it distressed or a forced sale- but as you mention if you look at this listhttps://www.nmhc.org/research-insight/the-nmhc-50/top-50-lists/2023-top-owners-list/These companies may have some strategic liquidations but they can ride this thing out.It’s the syndicators who promised people cash and took at short term debt because they played the lottery thinking they could flip a multifamily building thinking prices always go up and cannot now handle the debt burden.

My choices (all were referrals and all are very nice people): 1.

There a couple strategize to maximize the revenue on the rooms with house hacking! 

Slow down and take a deep breath before making decisions especially where money is concerned you can sometimes be blinded and make bad choices. 4.

Milwaukee is block by block and most OOS investors (and relocation clients) are surprised by the range of choices.