That area has so much to do year round, unlike the ME coast. 

If you're not being taken seriously it's because there are a million of out of state investors "looking" at Cleveland and they mostly share some common themes: -they're looking to invest in Cleveland, but also 5,10, or 20+ other markets.

Those certificates are attached to the property, not the owner, so they convey with the property, which makes theme more valuable, and hard to find. 

As I read through this thread, the central theme seems to be "I live (ideally sell) in area X, so I advise investment in area X". 

None of my rentals are in the medical center area, but being close to major hospitals, 410/I10, Lackland, and the theme parks is a great strategy here in SATX.

These homes often have an entry point of $800,000+ and may require additional capital investment right away to update furniture, cosmetics, or do unique theming in the property so that it can generate maximum revenue from day one. 

@Michael Donnelly welcome to the site, BP has a tremendous amount of information to help youI'm a local investor in the New Hampshire and would be more then happy to help you out with any questions you havewe have network meeting at Nashua on the 3rd Wed of the month and it great place to meet with others real estate investor and we have numbers of deals done after people meet in our group, you can find more HereLook forward to seeing you around!

And all the RE information sellers recommend that folks start with this process as the way to break into the business so that they can earn a living then become buy and hold investors which is pretty much the theme of each of these folks.. and the progression they want to do..

use the search engine feature here to type in Baltimore and various variations of your question - there is already tons posted about Baltimore.There is a great free general meetup that meets the 2nd Weds of the month at the Marriott BWI.  

So choosing the right property (already well themed out or easily transformed) and location.