So I'm wondering how this works in practice.Another big question on running these properties with a management group would it be maybe possible to make the properties look better to a lender? 

Are you wondering more about the financials of it or operations? 

Of course the high crime statistics cannot be ignored in these cites, however I'm planning to buy only in the nicer/low crime neighborhoods which hopefully eliminates most of the crime risk.I was wondering if any of you could provide feedback on comparing these 3 cities.

Quote from @Jared Fisher: Hello, I'm a new out-of-state investor in the Cleveland market and wondering if any investors have used any property managers in the Cleveland market that they recommend.Thank you in advanced! 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: I wonder what the OP's true motivation is for asking this question. 

I've been at this since 1988 and have seen them go wonderfully well and horribly wrong.

I was wondering if most wholesalers have stopped using direct mail and just moved to google/facebook to find deals?

If you’re wondering how much equity you’ve built or how you can use it to meet your goals, connect with a local real estate agent to explore the possibilities.

I started doing some Facebook ads, but I am wondering what metrics I should be looking at/for?

@Michael Deering i seen wonderful commercial properties in tokyo.