Normally you have to write multiple offers at below asking prices to get a 1% deal in a C or better location in Cleveland or Columbus.

They started in their late 20s, buying up deals in a class C- or D+ area(s), then they moved it to where they wanted to be which is B+ and A- areas.

You will most likley need to buy in a c or even a d area to make the numbers work.

***Only exception is if an owner has plan & funds to reposition Class D to Class C or higher.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/776/topics/960183-what-they-dont-tell-you-about-cheap-rental-properties?

This agent said that he would not recommend multifamily investing in Nashville because he said that the areas where the multifamilies are in are all dangerous areas that he would not recommend going to, with very questionable tenants.I am NOT looking for the equivalent of a C or D class property. 

ALWAYS bet on yourself.I live in Pierce County and my office is located in Lacey, I would be more than happy to connect with you sometime. 

It also doesn't take into account the distribution of class within a city (A, B, C) or unit type (SFR, MF, Condo). 

NOPE...red flags everywhere.Unless this is some C or D class where this is pretty much the "norm", then PASSIf you stop and listen, people will tell you who they are..... they have done that... listen..... this will likely end badly in the future in one way or another

Michele, We buy C+ or better properties in the greater Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery AL markets.  

Properties in C and D neighborhoods are extremely difficult to manage, and most PMs will not devote the significant effort required to manage a property in a C or D area, because it's not worth the tiny return they get on the property (assuming it's just a single fam or small multifam property...the dynamic is different for large multifam).