I would start by finding areas you actually WANT to live and go from there.Picking a place to call home simply because it has a real estate market that you feel will fit your goals is a great way to end up miserable. 

I did not want to simply rely on one source so I figured there are people here that would be up-to-date if such a manner was so as well. 

Hey @Jonathan Sanchez, a lot will depend on your area.If you are buying in a saturated area with lots of competition, then using an aggregator like Pricelabs to help make your pricing accurate is handy.If you are in an area that has less, then simply looking at nearby properties that are similar to yours on VRBO and AirBNB.

This will get you the name on the dog on record designating that specific animal as their ESA.Good idea -- AND ask for additional rent/deposit, unless there is some legislation forbidding it for a properly registered service animal.My humble opinion, all this "emotional support" stuff is simply BS so they can take their precious animals everywhere they go and not have pay extra.

I have also recently discovered AHP, and was thinking of investing with them.

You could simply let them know that your schedule is busy and they need to schedule a time with you in advance. 

I'm not satisfied with not filing the rental in an LLC simply because it's more simple and might cost me an additional filing fee .

(Just discovered I actually did it wrong earlier.

If you are using a loan, well there is simply no inventory in Cleveland.

It can potentially be deductible as an ordinary or rental expense, an itemized deduction or simply non-deductible.