I'd recommend speaking with local specialists in your target market to look at multiple investment options side-to-side.Lastly, some of my clients have been encouraged to stay away from HELOCs unless they expect a lump sum (inheritance, sale of other asset, bonus, etc.) to pay off the HELOC in the next year or 2. 

Soon I'll be purchasing my first ever investment property (Virginia) (MFH) and I honestly feel like I made a mistake.

I personally don't care about pets as long as the owners are clean and organized.

When I say carefully selected, I mean, I evaluate at least 100 or 200 deals before I invest in a single offering. 

While you’re at it, take care of those exterior must-haves:🚪 Install new garage doors if the old ones are looking rough.🌧 Put up fresh gutters to protect the foundation from rainwater damage.Once the drywall is in, the house starts feeling like a real home again!

Cleveland and Dayton can be great markets for high cash flow and low purchase prices, but you need to be careful when navigating the neighborhoods so you're not buying in a D/F class area where no property managers will manage and where you'll never see any positive cash flow.

What has your experience been investing with Networthy.us?

So I would love to know where and how I can source such properties.Would also like to connect with some good investor friendly cleveland realtors with ears to the ground.And I'd love to hear about everyone else's experiences with moving from single to multifamily investing. 

My plan is to build along the same type of home, but of course with some of my design inputs.I want to get a really solid foundation before any actual building happens and I would truly appreciate any advice that anyone has to offer of some preliminary items I should know and take care of beforehand.

I would suggest finishing school, working as a part time agent while you are at school, saving commissions for investing, and working with a team that focuses on investing as opposed to residential sales.There are also local meet ups every month.