Trust me, I have been there.I suggest you try to House hack in cities that you are already familiar with and have some connection with.Hire a great investor agent in that market and ask them all your questions and concerns.That I believe is the best way to get personalized advice tailored to your goals and lifestyle.You giving out Cleeveland and Toledo on your post will only attract biased opinions and advise.Only you know what you truly like, want, and can deal with.As Nicolas said, read this post and comments and hope that gives you a new perspective. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...Goodluck and keep us posted.

Many have their own opinions/perspective of loopnet for deal flow, but at a minimum you can see who the active brokers are in a particular area.

A better solution, in my opinion, is not to rely on wholesalers,  as not only is it a dying breed due to the sheer incompetence they exhibit due to gurus' wrong instructions and teachings, but, wouldn't it be better to generate your own leads through a high performing website?

@Tim Horning correct but Ithaca already passed good cause so get ahead of it by having conversations with your town council members before their opinions on it become ossified

In my opinion the ROI is significantly higher in Naples then the Cape.

Myles, in San Bernardino, didn't see my actions as "chest pumping", he saw logic and common sense, and he joined.Now, while you are gossiping and spreading negative opinions on a thread that has nothing at all to do with you, as you are not in my program and the OP asked for opinions of said program, of which you have none, as you are not in the program Myles is making big money.Miles is now a millionaire less than 6 months into the program.The product is not for everyone.

This is a minimal request (in my opinion, especially if you're paying a premium) and takes no time to do. 

For 1 property, its a cost/benefit analysis in my opinion.

This is the fifth consecutive year that the real estate firm has landed on the prestigious list, this time ranking 3,571 with a three-year revenue growth of 144.5 percent.If anyone would like to discuss BAM Capital further, please contact me through BP and I would be happy to discuss with you my experience, knowledge and opinions.

. $2,000 isn't enough to even invest with (in my opinion).