Cleveland is still a blue collar town and when a true diamond in the rough hits the market, you will be competing against dozens of native Clevelander's with rolled up sleeves who know what it's like to work the trenches.

Maybe you can analyze a few dozen deals, identify the diamond in the rough, and bring it to your partner.

While MLS deals may be higher-priced, you may also want to network with some investor-friendly agents who can find those diamonds in the rough.

The reality is that there are a lot of great markets across the country and no one is the absolute diamond in the rough. 

Keep going and if it is hard to find information on a place, don't give up, those are often the diamonds in the rough.Here is the letter we often use that has yielded great results. you can use it and change it as needed.Hi I am a local homebuyer in interested in purchasing your property at .I can pay cash and offer you a quick turn around.

Students reallyyy stay between 20th and broad and between Cecil B and diamond.

Not so much with pin foundations, although I am familiar with the technology (Diamond pier in particular)...

If you're just starting out, I recommend the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free downloadable PDF book).For networking connections you've certainly come to the right place.I also usually recommend people attend local real estate investor groups but the two I know of in the area (Black Diamond REI and RI real estate investors) both canceled their upcoming meetings due to coronavirus.However I'd definitely recommend keeping that in the back of your mind for when in-person meetings are a thing again :)Beyond that, after you check out the ultimate beginners guide feel free to post specific questions you have about your first property purchase here as well.

Then you can have tens of thousands in principal paydown as well year 1.You are not going to get 10,000 a month off of useable cash flow for 900,000 investment with a diamond NNN property and tenant especially in the 3 million range for STNL.If you were buying a 10 to 15 million property then the cap rate can rise some as pool of buyers is smaller so supply and demand.Many of my clients are high net worth or ultra high net worth.

There are a lot of great resources here on BP including the podcasts and I believe there are a few free books as well (including the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide).You should also check out some local real estate investor groups such as Black Diamond REI in MA and the RI Real Estate Investor Group in RI.And of course if you have any specific questions post them to BP and I'm sure someone will be willing to help you