This leads to issues with refinancing and could leave you with less equity or higher debt than anticipated.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Booked every night for a month, doesn't even cover the mortgage, let alone the cleaning fees and maintenance of the pool, etc. and if you have a property manager, you have to be cashflow negative. 

Having an agent to help with negations is also beneficial.

They do say they have a one time fee for debt collection and I suppose negative reporting with a 30 day delay and dispute process. 

If you aren't a cash buyer, you don't want to lead with fake cash like a lot of buyers do.

My guess was that the floor wasn't leveled in certain areas leading to a chain reaction of splitting

If you've been looking to buy, the next few months leading up the election is the perfect time, in my opinion. 

As long as you follow protocol and get the property lead certified (which is particularly important in Cleveland), you'll be in good shape.

What I mean by that is - not just focusing on getting the leads at the very start.