Originally posted by @Matt Lawrence:Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:Originally posted by @Matt Lawrence:Originally posted by @George Munoz:I  reached out to them couple of week ago , thanks for posting this,, didnt release any info, but established connection ..   

Akron, while not a 24 hour city, is still a generally stable, established city.  

In terms of the numbers, if I used the numbers that the (very reputable and established) turnkey company gave me in their analysis then the Turnkey strategy would have looked so much better.

Long term buy and hold RE in good locations is probably one of the lowest risk investment vehicles IMO, similar to blue chip aristocrat stocks except even less risky because even long-established companies can go out of business but real estate very, very rarely ever goes to zero. 

The area has attracted a lot of new young professionals with their work from home marketing that gives $10,000 to qualified families to help them establish themselves in the area.

So it depends on your current knowledge base, passion, lifestyle, confidence level and established partnerships.

The city itself is established, older neighborhoods, better city amenities (museums, arts/music etc), more pro sports, more hills, bigger river, has a streetcar, arguably better nightlife overall.

With their established networks and resources, they can resolve issues more efficiently and with less stress for the property owner.However, if you have the time and availability to oversee daily operations full-time or nearly full-time, self-management may be the better choice for starting out.

The expectation established fell far short given all the mistakes and poor advice.

I'm currently building up capital for future ventures and properties that I find on market, as well as attempting to find the best brokerage where I can work under an individual who is already more established.