If your looking for areas to hit and to avoid in Cleveland take a look at The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

Ultimately I am very new to this however I do not consider myself at the investing stage yet - more so looking for stability in my life before I can start investing with mortgages.

Nicole,If you end up targeting the Cleveland area give The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods a read.

Ultimately your parents will most likely need a attorney and financial advisor to collaborate to implement the best plan for your parents.

So, given that there was a crash 10 years ago (and some people forecast another big one soon) and there are plenty of investors that do ultimately fail in healthy economic times, what does that look like, and how do you recover?

I ultimately decided to not pay down any loan faster than I needed to because it would reduce my rate of return for the investment and tie up my cash. 

It seems like the "goal" ultimately boils down either to a net worth $$ amount or a passive income $$.

There are many free resources like Ultimate Free Beginners Guide Many threads here talk about how to evaluate deals. 

Additionally, it was an epic moment using the knowledge of an iconic BP figure, like Brandon, to jump start a negotiation back up and ultimately close on a deal.

Unfortunately we lost all the properties to his ex wife which was ultimately the cause of his death.