But you knew the local landfill/trash incineration company had been given the ok to build a massive facility in 3 years.

Quote from @Konstantinos Lembesis: Hello all,I have been monitoring the Akron market for a few months and I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for neighborhoods to avoid. 

It's called building bench strength. 

If you're looking for a Cleveland duplex in a C Class neighborhood with $120ks as your purchase price, you are looking at properties with deferred maintenance.

Where can I find the info on how you group the different neighborhoods into classes? 

The biggest question I would ask is how well they know the area such as neighborhoods and do they have connections to building a CORE 4 such as great contractors, property managers, attorneys, etc

You're better off focusing on specific markets, specific neighborhoods, analyzing numbers, and building an ideal buy [box].

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

We are going to look at a 5 room apartment building next week for STR and MTR use.

So far, the BnB is well-received in the neighborhood, and a priority is to keep it that way long-term.Thank you in advance!