Remember, they were once in your shoes too.

In this post I'll share some insights based on my findings and some data to showcase why this market is a great opportunity.About This Market: Parma, Ohio boasts a stable population driven by affordable housing prices relative to national averages.

Both are 2/1's in what Rebbeca calls the "Shoe Store Neighborhoods".

Sure, you can track everything just using a spreadsheet or you can use the "shoe box" method for your receipts (I've done both!)

I find it commendable that members of the BP community showcase their properties, highlighting the staging process and curb appeal enhancements made, 

It showcases how the personal point of view makes such a big difference for REI.If you have accumulated some net worth and cash flow, you start thinking more about things like adding depreciable assets to your portfolio.

What would you do if you were in my shoes @Jay Hinrichs?  

I appreciate the varying advice people have given me already as it showcases their personalities, risk tolerance, and values.

Some sellers haven't filled tax's since Gerald Ford was president, other do it via receipts in a shoe box, some just make up numbers, some have an accountant, it's literally all over the board as is every aspect of small MFH investments, the only standard is there is no standard. 

What would be your 10 year retirement plan if you were in my shoes?