Reno, NV has seen major investments in EVs and data centers along with the lithium loop with little increase in housing inventory in the MF or SF classes. 

If this is a class C neighborhood, then this seems somewhat normal.What is the condition of the property?

According to this Gallup survey, real estate is the most trusted asset class no matter the household income level of respondents. 

The owner lives a few hours away and is selling off most of her rentals but this one is too much for her to deal with any more being so far off and it being a lower class type community, she claimed the tenants are all loyal bill payers even through covid.

I also know the assets pretty darn well that the OP has bought and I am a firm believer with that class of asset getting them paid off is really the only way to get to the point were they think they are going to live on rental income..

The appealing aspect here is the ongoing population growth and other economic factors. not just appreciation almost everything about columbus beats Cleveland. columbus has submarkets with similar cash flow like lancaster, newark, Marion, etc that are still considered part of the MSA I wouldn't touch CLE the average price per housing unit is too low unless you are in a Class A area.

Just make sure you undertand the challenges of the different Classes of properties/tenants.We operate in Detroit, which has been coming back strong for the last 5-6 years.

I have a similar experience to Nicholas - rented out my Indianapolis suburban home that I lived in (Class A) when I moved back to CA.

I typically don’t suggest this, but given your current income I would go after class A/B+ assets with low maintenance and with much greater chances of appreciation potential.

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