Feel free to keep us updated on your findings here.

Especially as i have aged i find hot weather less pleasant. 

If you can find a seller willing to finance you might be able to get more favorable homes.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Also seems like a lot of MF sells occupied with tenants in place so you just have to comfortable with that and contracting up from and seeing inside after contracting.    1st step is to find a great lender and get pre-approved for a loan so you know what your budget is. 

Meanwhile, my current carrier increased their estimated rebuild cost from ~$1.6M to ~$2.6M to justify their premium hike.Most other quotes I received estimated replacement costs between $1.3M and $1.7M, but finding a carrier willing to underwrite this policy has been challenging.

We discovered that there were a ton of exposed and illegally spliced wires in the attic under the blown in insulation and had to remove it all to find all the wiring.

I'm researching them myself, after a tip from an investor friend, but can find essentially nothing whatsoever about them. 

Here's an article full of Opportunity Zone FAQs that you may find helpful.

In Cleveland you can find below market rental ready duplexes that require minor repairs (keep in mind that discounted properties come with their own challenges).