I would highly recommend driving around there at night. 

The Cuyahoga public library is connected to this app called Libby and you can connect your library account to the app and download all these free books and audiobooks and I just listen to them when I'm driving and have been blasting through a bunch lately! 

Because I'm 3 hours' drive from my rentals, I always tell my tenants, "Let me know if there's anything that needs to be fixed--and be sure to include your assessment of the urgency.

The median rent is projected to continue its slight upward trend, reflecting the broader housing market dynamics​​.Key InsightsPrice Growth: Anticipated 9.3% increase in home prices over the next year.Inventory Increase: Slow rise in inventory levels, still favoring sellers.Buyer Demand: Strong out-of-state interest and local job growth driving demand.Mortgage Rates: Expected stabilization, potentially easing affordability issues.Rental Market: Stable with slight monthly rent increases.Overall, the Birmingham real estate market is poised for continued growth, with rising property values, strong demand, and improving inventory levels.

Do not want to invest OOS (willing to make short trips/flights within Florida) but ideally I would like to be able to drive there.4.

I don't enjoy the tedious repair work associated with my own home so I felt it didn't make sense for me to drive myself mad with repairs on rentals as well.

He mentioned driving by and taking photos of comps.

To get to the closest Walmart or hospital is a 20 min drive.

I particularly like listening to the pod casts while driving.

Sure, many may try to hold margins but very rapidly competion will drive them straight down.