I'm a Project Manager at an Architectural Firm specializing in Custom High-End Homes. 

You'll likely need to be in a C/C+ neighborhood to find the 1% rule, but you can still break even or sometimes get some slight cash flow in the B neighborhoods of Columbus.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

Neighborhood BThank you

B- area or less, the sign notifies the neighborhood thugs that the house is vacant. 

I've become a firm believer that it's not just an ability to pay but how you pay.

Hey everyone, I've got a quick neighborhood question.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

no one killed that we know of so far but several injuries and a few neighborhoods hit pretty badly. 

I don't know anything specific about the Cincy market (and what the type of neighborhood this one is in - (A, B, C, etc.), but I've been told it's very similar to where I live in St.