Zachary,Your concerns about Cleveland are valid—high property taxes and stagnant population growth are definitely challenges to consider.

High demand for Section 8 housing.

Highly recommend.

My primary residence is an apartment I rent in Brooklyn NY.

Rate will also be in the high 9s depending on PPP and credit.

Quote from @Joshua Alcantara: I’m looking to move out of the current "red ocean" of real estate wholesaling and focus on helping sellers with problematic titles, such as liens, divorce issues, probate, quitclaim deeds, etc.All my previous high-value assignment fees came from working with sellers who inherited properties without a proper deed.

Hey @Dalton Foote - I highly suggest  using a renovation loan and house hacking a multi-family if that is possible with your current life circumstances.The 203k and homestyle renovation loans are just amazing products and drastically help you reduce your risk, in my opinion, because you are able to leverage the cost of the entire renovation with such a low down payment loan.We work with a lot of clients who use these products in Chicago, and no matter what, in the long term, they gain great equity.If you aren't able to house hack - the process is essentially the same, but just with more money down with hard money or conventional construction loan.

These homes may be dated, but they can be decorated to a high standard.

Many of my clients are high W2 earners who are taking advantage of the "STR loophole." 

I have several opportunities to snag up a self storage complex and a 18 unit apartment complex on creative financing .