Hi @Richard Duong.  

@Courtney Duong, @Chris Seveney  You're welcome!

Once the property is ready for occupancy, the main thing is to find reliable cleaning crew and a handyman, and at a good price (though in NG), but if these things align, the management is not bad.

@Eric Ng The short answer would be yes, if you can find the deal.

Quote from @Amy Ng: I was wondering if anyone can give some advice using creative financing for purchasing my first investment property.

While waiting for their unusually l-e-n-g-t-h-y process (and their proud claim that they close in only 50 days :() to wrap up, I was wondering if I should pick up something in Cleveland, but I agree I have to do a lot of due diligence.

As an energy auditor, I get these calls all the time,Popular things are:-extra fridger/freezers in the garage (typically a free or old one they dont realize uses a ton of electric),-Hotwater tanks & Heating (is NG an option) If not look at airleakage and insulation-Failed wel lpumps or sump pumps that never stop running,-Non-Energy star Dehumidifiers,-electric space heaters that get left on or forgot about-A ton of Incidence light bulbsAnd the biggest one, Is typically not the KWH at all, but people switching to other non regulated providers such as ambit who have a habit of slowly creeping up to double/triple the market rate.

You could study under all the fine people here.Read e v e r y t h i n g on your niche DAILY.

@Adam Ng has a good point about cash-flowing investments a little closer to home and would be the rout I would go if I lived in the area.  

@Rich Ng thanks a lot for the advice.