While not every mentor is a guaranteed path to success, proper vetting through referrals, review of a mentor’s track record, and alignment between the mentee and the mentor can shine some light on whether or not this relationship is a good fit.

As @Patrick Drury mentioned- the West Side does not have any POS areas (besides Lakewood, but it's only needed for previously non-owner occupied/rental properties) Something else to consider in Cleveland proper is Lead Safe Testing ..

There are various other items that may come up such as: Proper firewall suppression, adequate entrances/exits for fire safety, stair safety, size of kitchen appliances, etc... for my specific example. 

For house hacking, ensure rental and personal use are properly allocated for deductions.

Like I mentioned in my previous post getting a PM who will actually manage your property properly will be very hard.

I own 12-doors in Detroit proper.

With a backup plan, and proper (extensive) legal docs, much of the risk can be mitigated.

This was also confirmed when I went there to submit the required documents, but they couldn't give me a proper timeline on when it would happen claiming that they were backed up. 

You can try your luck to see how long it’ll take for the roots to re-grow, but be prepared to eventually make the proper repairs.

@Sanjeev Advani I’m not saying they’re all like this but since Circle K bought 3 local convenience stores they have never been able to staff them properly or maintain employees.